CA2514466A1 - Anti-viral nucleoside analogs and methods for treating viral infections, especially hiv infections - Google Patents

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CA2514466A1
CA2514466A1 CA002514466A CA2514466A CA2514466A1 CA 2514466 A1 CA2514466 A1 CA 2514466A1 CA 002514466 A CA002514466 A CA 002514466A CA 2514466 A CA2514466 A CA 2514466A CA 2514466 A1 CA2514466 A1 CA 2514466A1
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Abstract

The present invention relates to novel compounds according to the general Formulae (I, II, III, IV or V); wherein B is nucleoside base according to the structure Formula (VI); R is H, F, Cl, Br, I, C1-C4 alkyl (preferably CH3),-C.ident.N, -C.ident.C-Ra, Formula (VII); X is H, C1-C4 alkyl (preferably, CH3), F, Cl, Br or 1; Z is 0 or CH2, with the proviso that Z is CH2 and not O
when the compound is according to general formula II, R3 is -C.ident.C-H and R2 is H or a phosphate, diphosphate, triphosphate or phosphotriester group; R1 is H, an acyl group, a C1-C20 alkyl or an ether group; R2 is H, an acyl group, a CI-C20 alkyl or ether group, a phosphate, diphosphate, triphosphate, phosphodiester group or a Formula;(VIII) or Formula (IX) group; Nu is a radical of a biologically active antiviral compound such that an amino group or hydroxyl group from said biologically active antiviral compound forms a phosphate, phosphoramidate, carbonate or urethane group with the adjacent moiety; R8 is H, or a C1-C20 alkyl or ether group, preferably a C1-C12 alkyl group; k is 0-12, preferably, 0-2; R3 is selected from a C1-C4 alkyl (preferably, CH3), -(CH2)n-C.ident.C-Ra, Formula (X) or Formula (XI); R3a and R3b are independently selected from H, F, C1, Br or I ; R4 and R5 are independently selected from H, F, C1, Br, I, OH, C1-C4 alkyl (preferably, CH3),-(CH2)n-C.ident.C-Ra, Formula(XII) or Formula(XIII) with the proviso that R4 and R5 are not both H; Ra is H, F, Cl, Br, I, or -C1-C4 alkyl, preferably H
or CH3; Y is H, F, C1, Br, I or -C1-C4 alkyl, preferably H or CH3; and n is 0, 1, 2,3, 4 or 5, preferably 0, 1 or 2; and their anomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or polymorphs thereof.

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Anti-Viral Nucleoside Analogs and Methods For Treating Viral Infections, Especially IiIV Infections Related Applications This application claims the benefit of provisional application number 60/448,554, filed Febntary 19, 2003, the entirely of which is incorporated by reference herein.
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to novel 2',3'-dideoxy and didehydro nucleoside analogs and related prodrugs and their use in the treatment of a number of viral infections and disease states, especially including HIV and its related condition AIDS, among numerous others, and in particular, retroviruses.
This work was supported by Public Health Service grant AI-38204 from the National Institutes of Health. The government retains certain rights in the invention.
Background of the invention Human immunodeficiency vines (HIV/AIDS) has become the leading infectious cause of death worldwide surpassing malaria and tuberculosis. WHO AIDS Epidemic Update, data for December 2002, lists 3.1 million deaths and 42 million people currently living with AIDS. The need for new therapeutic agents with better efficacy is evident.
Dideoxy nucleosides are an important group of antiviral compounds(16, 26, 27). A
member of this group, 3'-Azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT, Retovir, Zidovudine) was the first drug approved for the treatment of HIV. Its dose limiting adverse effect is myelosuppression (14, 36, 39), which may be worsened by the concurrent administration of other drugs that cause bone marrow suppression or that axe hepatically metabolized. 2', 3'- Didehydro-3'-deoxythymidine (D4T, Stavudine, Zerit) was then approved because of better bioavailability and lower acute toxicity (1). D4T is limited by a long-term delayed toxicity, peripheral sensory neuropathy (4) which is related to mitochondrial damage (3, 5, 6, 13, 18, 22, 30, 33, 34). 2', 3'-Dideoxyinosine (ddI, Didanosine, Videx) and 2', 3'-dideoxycytidine (ddC, Zalcitabine) are dideoxynucleoside anti HIV compounds that also have peripheral neuropathy as their leading adverse effect. In the search to find anti-HIV nucleoside analogs that had less neuropathy, many classes of compounds were synthesized and assessed for their antiviral activity and cytotoxicity including their impact on mitochondria) DNA.
Dideoxynucleosides in the unnatural L conformation represented by (3-L-2', 3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine (3TC, Lamivudine), its 5- fluoro analog (FTC, Emtricitabine) and [3-L-2', 3'-dideoxy-
2',3'-didehydro-5- fluorocytidine (LFd4C, Elvucitabine), have been shown by us (2, 11, 12, 23-25) and others (8, 9, 15, 37) to have good antiviral activity and low mitochondria) toxicity.
However, even with compounds relatively non-toxic to mitochondria there is a lack of a durable response. This condition can be caused by either the rapid emergence of resistant virus or by host changes that cause differences in drug metabolism (10, 19, 35).
One approach to combat this problem is to develop compounds with less toxicity and lack of cross-resistance to other antiviral drugs. When used in combinations these compounds may decrease the dosage of existing drugs needed to achieve the same antiviral effect with less toxicity. Futhermore, these compounds could even delay the onset of resistance, which could be based on the decreased viral load during treatment. In the search for a new antiviral compounds, others have looked at 4'-substituted dThd analogs (2,9) (32), while we synthesized a series of 4'-substituted D4T analogs. Screening revealed the 4'-ethynyl D4T to be the most active among those tested (17). In the studies described within we describe the structure activity relationship of this class of compounds and characterize 4'-ethynyl D4T in more detail with respect to its mode of action against HIV and its interaction with key cellular enzymes that mediate its activity.
Objects of the Invention It is an object of the invention to provide compounds for the treatment of viral infections or cancer.
It is another object of the invention to provide pharmaceutical compositions which can be used to treat viral infections or cancer.
It is an additional object to provide compounds and pharmaceutical compositions which can be used in combination therapy with known anti-viral agents.

It is still a further object of the present invention to provide prodrug forms of compounds according to the present invention which are formulated in combination with other anti-viral agents.
It is another object of the invention to provide therapeutic methods for the treatment of a variety of viruses as otherwise described herein, or cancer.
It is yet another object of the invention to provide methods of synthesizing compounds according to the present invention.
These and/or other objects of the invention may be readily gleaned from the description of the invention which follows.
Brief Description of the Figures Figure 1 depicts a number of preferred compounds according to the present invention.
Figure 2 depicts anti-HIV compounds L(-)Fd4C, L(-)SddC, ddC and D4T.
Figure 3 depicts preferred dinucleoside compounds according to the present invention.
Figure 4 shows the chemical synthesis of TDK-4-152 in Scheme A.
Figure 5 shows the chemical synthesis of TDK-4-114 in Scheme B.
Figure SA shows an alternative chemical synthesis of TDK4-114 .
Figure SB shows an alternative preparation of acyloxy nucleoside compound intermediates according to the invention, which may be used to produced TKD-4-114 of Figure SA.
Figure 6 shows a chemical synthesis of KMA-23-153.

Figure 7A shows the synthesis of 4'ethynyl-2'-deoxynucleosides from 2'-deoxynucleosides according to the methodology of Nomura, et al. J. Med.
Chena., 42, 2901-2908 (1999). Note that SiR3 is a tent-butyldimethylsilyl group and SiR'3 is a te~t-butyldiphenylsilyl group. X is a halogen atom, such as chlorine and B is a nucleoside base such as uracil, adenine, guanine or cytosine, among others.
Figure 7B shows the synthesis of 4'-ethynyl-2'-deoxynucleosides from a blocked sugar precursor according to the methodology of Ohrui, et al., J. Med. Chem.
43, 4516-4525 (2000). Note that B is a nucleoside base.
Figure 7C shows a general chemical synthesis of 2',3'-didehydro nucleoside compounds fr0111 the corresponding 2' deoxynucleoside analogs according to the present invention.
Figure 8 shows the anti-HIV Activity of 4'Substituted D4T analogs: the anti viral activity of 4'-ethynyl D4T, D4T, 4'-ethynylmethly D4T and 4'-cyano D4T were determined in the MT-2/ HIV IIIB system as describe in the Material and Methods section in the examples. Inhibition is determined by comparison of readings at O.D. 595nm to that of uninfected untreated (UIUT) control MT-2 cells.
Figure 9 shows the reversal of the Anti-HIV effect of 4'-ethynyl D4T. dThd (10 ~.M), dThd (1 ~M) and dCyd (10 ~M) in the presence of THU (5 ~M) were added to the standard antiviral assay. Inhibition is determined by comparison of readings at O.D.
595nm to that of uninfected untreated (UILTT) control MT-2 cells.
Figure 10 shows antiviral isobolograms of D4T and 4'-ethynyl D4T in combination with: A) 3TC and B) LFd4C data obtained in the MT-2/ HIV IIIB system. The numbers along each axis are proportions of the ECSO (taken as 1) for the drug indicated as a single agent.
[ECSO for single agents are 1.4 ~.M D4T, 0.5 ~.M 4'-ethynyl D4T, 1.0 ~M 3TC
and 0.18 ~.M
LFd4C] Each datum point represents a combination that produces an effect equivalent to that of the ECSO for either drug alone. Synergy Index (SI) is calculated as the fractional part of the 45~ line to the line indicating that the dmg interaction is additive, the total distance being 1Ø

Figure 11 shows thymidine phosphorylase treatment of D4T Analogs: dThd, D4T
and 4'-ethynyl D4T were incubated with a partially purified preparation of TP from human liver extract. Then the ratio of base to nucleoside was determined by reverse phase HPLC on a Beckman ODS column as described in the materials and methods section.
Summary of the Invention The present invention relates to novel compounds according to the general formulas I, II, III, IV or V:
s R'O B R O B Rz0 B Rz0 R O
Z Z
Z Z Z
R3 H _ R3 ~ R3 O R3 R3 3b R4 RS
II III IV V
wherein B is nucleoside base according to the structure:
NHR~ O Ny O
N/ R HN R ~N
O N O N N N N N NHR~
' ~ ' ~ ' O O
NH
~H < i N N N
N~0 ' ~ H
R is H, F, Cl, Br, I, C1-C4 alkyl (preferably CH3), -C=N, -C=C-Ra , H~ ~X H~ sH
C=C C=C
\H or ~ \X
X is H, C1-C4 alkyl (preferably, CH3), F, Cl, Br or I;

Z is O or CHZ, with the proviso that Z is CH2 and not O when the compound is according to general formula II, R3 is -C=C-H and RZ is H or a phosphate, diphosphate, triphosphate or phosphotriester group;
RI is H, an acyl group, a C1-Czo alkyl or an ether group;
RZ is H, an acyl group, a C1-CZO allcyl or ether group, a phosphate, diphosphate, triphosphate, phosphodiester group or a Nu ~ - p ~ ~.~.~. Nu -C-OR8 OR$
groupi Nu is a radical of a biologically active antiviral compound such that an amino group or hydroxyl group from said biologically active antiviral compound forms a phosphate, phosphoramidate, carbonate or urethane group with the adjacent moiety;
R$ is H, or a C1-CZO alkyl or ether group, preferably a C1-C12 alkyl group;
k is 0-12, preferably, 0-2;
R3 is selected from a C1-C4 alkyl (preferably, CH3), -(CHZ)"C=C-Ra, H Y H H
-~--(CHz~ or ~-(CH2Y

R3a and R3v are independently selected from H, F, Cl, Br or I ;
R4 and RS are independently selected from H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, C1-C4 alkyl (preferably, CH3), H I' H H
-~(CHzor ~-(CHzY
-(CHZ)n C=C-Ra, with the proviso that R4 and RS
are not both H;

Ra is H, F, Cl, Br, I, or -C1-C4 alkyl, preferably H or CH3;
Y is H, F, Cl, Br, I or -C1-C4 alkyl, preferably H or CH3; and n is 0, l, 2,3, 4 or 5, preferably 0, 1 or 2;
and their anomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or polymorphs thereof.
Preferably, B is a thymine base (i.e., a uracil base with 5-methyl substitution) or an unsubstituted adenine base. Rl and RZ are preferably H. R3 is preferably CH3, -C=CH or -(CHZ)n-CH=CHI , where n is 1.
In other preferred aspects of the present invention, the biologically active antiviral agent is a nucleoside compound selected from ddC, ddI, ddA, B-LFd4C, B-LFddC, AZT, abacavir, 3TC, D4T and FTC, wherein the biological active agent is attached to a phosphate, phosphoramidate, carbonate or urethane moiety through a hydroxyl group at the 5' position of the sugar synthon of the nucleoside.
In another embodiment according to the present invention, pharmaceutical compositions comprise an effective amount of one or more compounds as described above, optionally in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or additive.
Methods of treatment of viral infections, and/or preventing or delaying the onset of conditions related to viral infections is a further aspect of the invention.
The compounds may be used to treat infections or conditions associated with viruses, including, for example, human immunodeficiency viruses 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2) including drug resistant strains, human T-cell leukemia vimses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2,), respiratory syncytial vints (RSV), human papilloma virus (HPV), adenovirus, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C
vints (HCV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), varicella zoster virus (VZV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8, also known as I~aposi's sarcoma-associated vints) and flaviviruses, including Yellow Fever virus, Dengue vints, Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile viruses. Preferably, compounds according to the present invention may be used to treat HIV infections. In addition, the present compounds may be used to prevent andlor reduce the likelihood of a virus infection such as an IiTV infection or a condition which may occur secondary to a viral infection, such as AIDS, EBV-related lymphoma or HHV-8 associated cancer (sarcoma) will actually occur.
Detailed Description of the Invention The term "compound", as used herein, unless otherwise indicated, refers to any specific chemical compound disclosed herein. Within its use in context, the term generally refers to a single compound preferably, (3 anomers, but in certain instances may also refer to stereoisomers andlor optical isomers (including racemic mixtures), preferably well as specific enantiomer s, in particular, ~i-D or j3-L, preferably (3-D nucleoside analogs or enantiomerically enriched mixtures of disclosed compounds. Tn the present invention in certain instances, especially in the dual antagonist/dinucleoside prodrug aspect of the present invention, a compound according to the present invention is chemically linked through a phosphate (including polyphosphate), phosphoramidate, carbonate or urethane moiety to a biologically active antiviral agent through an amine or hydroxyl group of the biologically active antiviral agent.
The term "dual antagonist" (within context, "dinucleoside") refers to a prodrug compound comprising two active agents, one being an active nucleoside compound according to the present invention and the other being a lrnown active agent, preferably a known anti-viral agent, more preferably an anti-HIV agent having a free amino group or hydroxyl group which can be used to link the agent to a compound according to the present invention through a phosphate or carbonate group. In this dual antagonist aspect of the invention, a biologically active agent having a flee hydroxyl or amino group may be used to link a compound according to the present invention through a phosphate or carbonate moiety to produce prodrug compounds which exhibit biological activity, preferably antiviral activity. hi this aspect, a nucleoside analog according to the present invention is linked to the bioactive agent, preferably through a primary alcohol at the 5' OH
position of the sugar synthon to produce a phosphate, phosphoramidate, carbonate or urethane moiety.
Alternatively, a secondary alcohol or a free amine group from the present nucleoside compounds may be used to form the linker with the other bioactive agent in this dual antagonist aspect of the present invention. Preferably, (3-D or (3-L
nucleoside analogs may be used as the bioactive agent and linlced to nucleoside compounds of the present invention (which themselves may be enantiomerically enriched (3-D or (3-L nucleoside compounds, racemates or diastereorneric mixtures) to form dinucleoside prodrugs, depending upon the activity of the nucleoside compound chosen for use. In preferred aspects of the invention, the biologically active antiviral agent is preferably another anti-viral nucleoside agent such as ddC, abacavir, ddI, ddA, 3TC, AZT, D4T, FTC, FddG and Fd4C. Preferred dinucleoside compounds are set forth in attached Figure 3.
Exemplary bioactive agents, especially anti-HIV agents, which may be used in this dual antagonist aspect of the present invention include, for example (compound name and active moiety through which lincing with nucleoside compound according to the present invention occurs):
Atazanavir (BMS-232632) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
Bis(POM)-PMEA (Adefovir dipivoxyl) using the free amine group;
Bis(POC)-PMPA (Tenofovir disoproxil) using the free amine group;
Etecavir using the primary hydroxyl group on the carbocyclic sugar synthon;
Indinavir (Crixivan, MK-639 L-735,524 from Merck) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
I~HHI-227 (Kynostatin of Nikko Kyodo Co.) using the free secondary hydroxyl group:
2-[3-[3-(S)-[[(Tetrahydrofuranyloxy)carbonyl]amino]-4-phenyl-2(R)-hydroxybutyl]]-N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)decahydro-3-isoquinolinecarboxamide (IsoquinCON
fiiranyl urethane analog from Merclc) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
Carbamic acid,[3-{[(4-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl](cyclopenyhnethyl)amino]-2-hydroxy-1-(phenylinethyl)propyl]-, tetrahydrofiiranyl ester (VB-11,328 of Vertex) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
I~NI-174 from Nildco Kyodo Co. using the free secondary hydroxyl (or free amine) group;
Val-Val-Sta from Sandoz (Austria) usiilg the free secondary hydroxyl group;
GPG53820 from Ciba-Geigy using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
bis-Val HOEt N2 aza-peptide isostere using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
C2-Sym Phosphinic amide derivative from Hoechst AG using the free amine group;
2,5,-DiaW no-N,N'-bis(N-benzyloxycarbonyluelyl)-1,6-diphenyl-3(S),4(S)-hexanediol BzOCValPhe[diCHOH(SS]PheValBzOC from Abbott using the free secondary hydroxyl group;

2,5, Diamiiio-N,N'-bis(N-benzyloxycarbonyluelyl)-1,6-diphenyl-3(R),4(R)-hexanediol BzOGValPhe[diCHOH(RR]PheValBzOC from Abbott using the free secondary hydroxyl gr oup;
bis(S-acetyl-2-thioethyl)phosphotxiester of ddA or [bis(SATE)ddAMP] using the free amine;
BILA 2186 BS (Bio-Mega/Boehringer Ingellieim) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
Agenerase (Amprenavir; VX-478; 141 W94) of Vertex/Kissei/Glaxo Wellcome at the free secondary hydroxyl or aW ne group;
A-98881 (Azacyclic urea derivative) of Abbott using the free secondary hydroxyl group or phenolic hydroxyl group;
A-83962 (Rifonavir derivative) of Abbott using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
A-80987 (Rifonavir derivative) of Abbott usiilg the free secondary hydroxyl group;
(2-Naphthalcarbonyl)Asn[decarbonylPhe-hydroxyethyl]ProOtertButyl or 2NaphCOAsnPhe[CHOHCH2]Pro-OtBu of Roche using the free secondary hydroxyl;
2-AW nobenzylstatine Valyl Cbz derivative of Saudoz using the free secondary hydroxyl or amore;
2-AW nobenzylstatine Valyl Cbz deriative of Sandoz using the free hydroxyl;
lOH-2(Cbz-VaINH)3PhPr [14]paracyclophane derivative of Sandoz using the free seondary hydroxyl;
lOH-2(Cbz-ValNH)3PhPr [13]paracyclophane derivative of Sandoz using the free seondary hydroxyl;
lOH-2(Gbz-ValNH)3PliPr [13]metacyclophane derivative of Sandoz using the free seondary hydroxyl;
lOH-2(Cbz-Tle)3PhPr [14]paracyclophane derivative of Sandoz using the free seondary hydroxyl;
1-(20HPr)-4-substituted-piperazine (cyclopropyl), thieneyl carbamate deriv.
(from Merck) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
1-(20HPr)-4-substiW ted-piperazine (cyclobutyl), thienyl carbamate derive.
(from Merck) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
1-(20HPr)-4-substituted-piperazine (3-pentyl), thienyl carbamate derive. (from Merck) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
lOH-2(Cbz-VaINH)3PhPr[17]paracyclophane derivative (from Sandoz) using the free second hydroxyl group;
A-81525 (from Abbott) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
XM323 (DMP-323 from DuPont Merclc) using the free primary or secondary hydroxyl groups;

Tipranavir (U-140690 or PHU-140690 from Pharmacia & Upjohn) using the phenolic hydroxyl group;
ThienopyridCON thienyl urethane derivatives (HOCH2CH2 isostere from Lilly) (the benzyl substituted derivative or the methyl mercaptophenyl substituted derivatives) using the free secondary hydroxyl groups;
SDZ PRI 053 (Sandoz) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
SD 146 (DuPont Merck) using either of the free secondary hydroxyl groups;
Telinavir (SC-52151 from Searle/Monsanto) using the free secondary hydroxyl group or amore;
(R)2QuinCOAsnPhe[CHOHCH2]PipCONHtBu (from Roche) using the free secondary hydroxyl group or amine;
Saquinavir (Invirase or RO 31-8959 from Roche) using the free secondary hydroxyl group or amine;
Saquinavir/Melfinavir derivative (from Lilly) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
IsoquinCON Thf Thf Urethane Analog (from Merck) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
IsoquinCON thienyl urethane analog (from Merclc) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
R-87366 (AHPBA analog from Sankyo) using the free amine group;
DMP 460 (Dupont MercldAvid) using the free secondary hydroxyl groups or either of the aniline amine groups;
L685,434 (Merck) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
L685,434-6-Hydroxyl derivative (Merck) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
L685,434-OEtNMe2 (Merck) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
L685,434-OPrMorph derivative (Merck) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
L689,502 (Merck) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
Lasinavir (CGP 61755 from CIBA/Novartis) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
Aluviran (Lopiiiavir, ABT-378, RS-346 A157378 of Abbott) usiilg the free secondary hydroxyl group;
Nelfmavir-octahydro-thienopyridine analog (from Lilly) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
P9941 (from DuPot Merclc) using either of the free secondary hydroxyl groups;

Palinavir (BILA 2011 BS from BIO-MEGABoehringer W gellieim) using the free secondary hydroxyl group;
Penicilliil, 2Isoquill-OHPrNH2 analog (from Glaxo Wellcome) using the free secondary hydroxyl group, among numerous others.
The above active compounds, and other relevant bioactive agents for use in the dual antagonist aspect of the present invention may be found at the NIH website at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/daids/dtpdb/, relevant portions of which are incorporated by reference herein. Although not necessary or critical, it is preferred in the dual antagonist aspect of the present invention that the two active agents which form the dual antagonist have different mechanisms of action such as reverse transcriptase inhibition, protease inhibition, zinc finger inhibition, TAT inhibition, integrase inhibition or other inhibitory activity. Noted here is the fact that each of the above-described agents, without limitation, may be co-administered with any one or more of the compounds according to the present invention without being chemically linked.
The term "effective" is used herein, unless otherwise indicated, to describe an amount of a compound which, in context, is used to produce or effect an intended result, whether that result relates to the treatment of a viral disease state, disorder or condition associated with a viral disease or alternatively, is used to produce another compound, agent or composition. This teen subsumes all other effective amount or effective concentration teens which are otherwise described in the present application.
The teen "patient" is used throughout the specification to describe an animal, generally a mammal and preferably a human, to whom treatment, including prophylactic treatment, with the compositions according to the present invention is provided. For treatment of those infections, conditions or disease states which are specific for a specific animal such as a human patient, the terns patient refers to that specific animal.
The teen "virus" shall be used to describe all types of viruses, the growth or replication of which may be iWibited or disease states of which may be treated using one or more methods according to the present invention. Viruses which may be treated according to the present invention include, for example, human immunodeficiency viruses 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2), human T-cell leukemia viruses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human papilloma vims (HPV), adenovints, hepatitis B
virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), varicella zoster virus (VZVJ, cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8, also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated virus) and flaviviruses, including Yellow Fever virus, Dengue virus, Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile viruses, among numerous others.
The teen "human immunodeficiency virus" shall be used to describe human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and its infections, which term shall be used to embrace both human immunodeficieny virus 1 (HIV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus 2 (HIV-2).
The term "human T-cell leulcemia virus" shall be used to describe human T-cell leukemia virus and its infections, which term shall be used to embrace both human T-cell leukemia virus 1 (HTLV-1) and human T-cell leukemia virus 2 (HTLV-2).
The terns "Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)" is used to describe the virus (serum hepatitis vines) which produces viral heptatis type B in humans. This is a viral disease with a long incubation period (about 50 to 160 days) in contrast to Hepatitis A virus (infectious hepatitis vents) which has a short incubation period. The virus is usually transmitted by injection of infected blood or blood derivatives or merely by use of contaminated needles, lancets or other instruments. Clinically and pathologically, the disease is similar to viral hepatitis type A;
however, there is no cross-protective irnlnunity. Viral antigen (HBAg) is found in the serum after infection.
The term "Herpes Simplex Vines" (HSV) is used throughout the specification to describe HSVl and HSV 2 which are the causative viral agents of Herpes infections, including genital Herpes infections.
The term "Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)" is used throughout the specification to describe the hepatitis virus which is the causative agent of non-A, non-B hepatitis.
The disease in the acute stage is, in general, milder than hepatitis B, but a greater proportion of such infections become chronic.

The terns "Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)" is used throughout the specification to describe a herpetovirus found in cell cultures of Burkitts lymphoma. EBV is the causative agent in infectious mononucleosis, as well as in a number of other related conditions/disease states, including EBV-associated lymphomas.
The term "Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV)" is used to describe Herpes virus varicellae, also known as chicken pox or herpes zoster. Varicella results from a primary infection with the virus; herpes zoster results from secondary invasion by the same or by reactivation of infection which in many instances may have been latent for a number of years.
Both the primary and secondary infections of VZV may be treated using compositions according to the present invention.
The teen "respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)" is used throughout the specification to describe an RNA-containing virus of the genus 1'Jaeunzovif°us that causes minor respiratory infection with rhinitis and cough in adults, but is capable of causing bronchitis and bronchopneumonia in young children. The virus is named for the tendency to form syncytia in tissue culture.
The term "adenovirus" is used throughout the specification to describe a virus of the family adenoviriclae which are double-stranded DNA-containing viruses, which infect mammals and birds. The virion is 70 to 90 nm in diameter and is naked (has no envelope).
The virus develops in nuclei of infected cells; isolation requires tissue cultures since laboratory animals are not susceptible to apparent infection. The family includes two genera, Masta~leraovif-us and Acviadenovirus.
The terns "Human Herpes Virus 8 (HHV-8)" is used throughout the specification to describe a herpetovirus which is believed to be the causative agent of Kaposis sarcoma in AIDS patients.
The terns "Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)" is used throughout the specification to describe a vines which causes genital warts. Also known as infectious warts virus, HPV is a universal, common, often recurrent viral infection with a large number of serotypes. HPV
infection can lead to the formation of genital warts which can, in turn, lead to genital and/or cervical cancer. Genital warts caused by HPV types 1, 2, 6, 11, 16 and 18 are generally transmitted sexually and are often associated with cervical and/or genital cancer. HPV may maW re to produce a papillary W mor or wart, which is a circumscribed benign epithelial tumor projecting from the surrounding surface. It is generally a benign epithelial neoplasm consisting of villous or arborescent outgrowths of fibrovascular stroma covered by neoplastic cells.
The teen "flavivirus" is used throughout the specification to describe viruses belonging to the genus Flavivinus of the family Togaviridae. According to virus taxonomy, about 50 viruses including Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Yellow Fever virus, Dengue Virus, Japanese Encephalitis virus, West Nile virus and related flaviviruses are members of this genus. The viruses belonging to the genus Flavivirus are simply called flaviviruses. These viruses were formerly classified as group B arboviruses. The flaviviruses are agents of infectious disease and predominate in East, Southeast and South Asia and Africa, although they may be found in other parts of the world as well.
The term "Yellow Fever virus" is used to describe the flavivirus which is the causative agent of yellow fever. Yellow fever is a tropical mosquito-borne viral hepatitis, due to Yellow Fever virus (YFV), with an urban form transmitted by Aeries aegypti, and a rural, jungle or sylvatic form from tree-dwelling mammals by various mosquitos of the Haer~zagogzss species complex. Yellow fever is characterized clinically by fever, slow pulse, albuminuria, jaundice, congesion of the face and hemorrhages, especially hematemesis (black vomit). It is fatal in about 5-10% of the cases.
The term "Dengue virus" is used throughout the specification to descibe the flavivints which is the causative agents) of dengue fever/dengue hemorrhagic fever.
Dengue is a disease of tropical and subtropical regions occurring epidemically and caused by Dengue vims, one of a group of arboviruses which causes the hemorrhagic fever syndrome. Four grades of severity are recognized: grade L' fever and constitutional symptoms, gf-ade IL
grade I plus spontaneous bleeding (of skin, gums or gastrointestinal tract), gf°ade III' grade II
plus agitation and circulatory failure and grade Ilr profound shock. The disease is transmitted by a mosquito of the genus Aeries (generally A. aegyptil, but frequently, A.
albopictz~s). Also called Aden, bouquet, breakbone, dandy, date, dengue (hemorrhagic) or polka, solar fever, stiffneclc fever, scarlatina rheumatica or exanthesis arthorosia.

Hemorrhagic dengue is a more pathogenic epidemic form of dengue which has erupted in a number of epidemic outbreaks in the Pacific region in recent years.
The teen "pharmaceutically acceptable salt" is used throughout the specification to describe a salt form of one or more of the compositions (and in particularly preferred aspects according to the present invention, phosphate salts) herein which are presented to increase the solubility of the compound in saline for parenteral delivery or in the gastric juices of the patient's gastrointestinal tract in order to promote dissolution and the bioavailability of the compounds. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts include those derived from pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic or organic bases and acids. Suitable salts include those derived from alkali metals such as potassium and sodium, alkaline earth metals such as calcium, magnesium and ammonium salts, among numerous other acids well known in the pharmaceutical art. Sodium and potassium salts are particularly preferred as neutralization salts of carboxylic acids and free acid phosphate containing compositions according to the present invention. The term "salt" shall mean any salt consistent with the use of the compounds according to the present invention. In the case where the compounds are used in pharmaceutical indications, including the treatment of neoplasia, including cancer, the term "salt" shall mean a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, consistent with the use of the compounds as pharmaceutical agents.
The term "pharmaceutically acceptable derivative" is used throughout the specification to describe any pharmaceutically acceptable prodntg form (such as an ester or ether or other prodrug group) which, upon administration to a patient, provides directly or indirectly the present compound or an active metabolite of the present compound.
The term "alkyl" shall mean within its context a C1-CZO, preferably a C1-Cio linear, branch-chained or cyclic fully saturated hydrocarbon radical. The term "ether"
shall mean a Cl to CZO ether group, fornzed from an oxygen and an alkyl group at a position on the sugar moiety of compounds according to the present invention, or alternatively, may also contain at least one oxygen group within the alkyl chain.
The term "acyl" is used throughout the specification to describe a group at the 5' position of the nucleoside analog (i.e., at the free hydroxyl position in the sugar synthon) which contains a Cl to Cz0 linear, branched or cyclic alkyl chain. The aryl group at the 5' position, in combination with the 5' hydroxyl group results in an ester, which, after administration, may be cleaved to produce the free nucleoside form of the present invention.
Acyl groups according to the present invention are represented by the structure:
O

where R4 is a CI to CZO linear, branched or cyclic allcyl group, alkoxyalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, such as phenoxynethyl, aryl, allcoxy, among others. Preferred acyl groups are those where R4 is a CI to CIO allcyl group. Acyl groups according to the present invention also include, for example, those acyl groups derived from benzoic acid and related acids, 3-chlorobenzoic acid, succinic, capric and caproic, lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic and oleic groups, among numerous others including mesylate groups. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize the acyl groups which will have utility in the present invention, either to synthesize the target pharnlaceutical compounds or as prodrug forms of the nucleosides according to the present invention.
The term "phosphate ester" or "phosphodiester" is used throughout the specification to describe mono-phosphate groups at the 5' position of the dioxanyl moiety or sugar synthon which are diesterified such that the phosphate group is rendered neutral, i.e., has a neutral charge. Phosphate esters for use in the present invention include those represented by the structures:
O O
Nucleoside - P-O-RS or Nucleoside - P-O-R~

O=C-OR"
where R5, R~ and R" are selected from a CI to Czo linear, branched or cyclic allcyl group, allcoxyalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, such as phenoxymethyl, aryl and allcoxy, among others, and R7 is a CI to C2o linear, branched or cyclic alkyl or acyl group, alkoxyalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, such as phenoxymethyl, aryl and alkoxy, among others. Preferred monophosphate esters for use in prodrug forms according to the present invention are those where RS is a CI to CZO is a linear or branched chain alkyl group, more preferably a CI to C3 alkyl group.

The term "protecting group" or "blocking group" shall mean, within its context, a chemical group or moiety which is used to prevent an otherwise active moiety such as an amine, hydroxyl or mercapto group from reacting in a given reaction scheme and which is readily removed under mild conditions which do not otherwise undesirably affect the molecule or compound to which the protecting group is bonded. In the present invention, numerous protecting groups may be used to produce compounds according to the present invention, preferred groups include the benzoate group to protect or block a primary or secondary hydroxyl group and silyl groups (in particular, a tertiary butyl dimethyl silyl, a tertiary butyl Biphenyl silyl group or a trimethylsilyl group or a related silyl protecting group) to block primacy (or secondary) hydroxyl groups. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize the various protecting groups which may be utilized within context in producing compounds and intermediates according to the present invention.
The term "inhibitory effective concentration" or "inhibitory effective amount"
is used throughout the specification to describe concentrations or amounts of compounds according to the present invention which substantially or significantly inhibit the growth or replication of susceptible viruses, especially including human immunodeficiency viruses 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2), human T-cell leukemia viruses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human papilloma vims (HPV), adenovirus, hepatitis B
virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), varicella zoster virus (VZV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), human herpes vines 8 (HHV-8, also lrnomn as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated vims) and flavivintses, including Yellow Fever virus, Dengue virus, Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile viruses, among numerous others.
The teen "preventing effective amount" is used throughout the specification to describe concentrations or amounts of compounds according to the present invention which are prophylactically effective in preventing, reducing the likelihood of infection or delaying the onset of infections in patients caused by human immunode~ciency vinises 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2), human T-cell leulcemia vimses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), respiratory syncytial vines (RSV), human papilloma vims (HPV), adenovirus, hepatitis B
virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), varicella zoster virus (VZV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex vimses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8, also lalown as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated virus) and flaviviruses, including Yellow Fever virus, Dengue virus, Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile viruses, among numerous others.
The term "coadministration" or "combination therapy" is used to describe a therapy in which at least two active compounds in effective amounts are used to treat a viral infection at the same time. Although the teen coadministration preferably includes the administration of two active compounds to the patient at the same time, it is not necessary that the compounds be administered to the patient at the same time, although effective amounts of the individual compounds will be present in the patient at the same time. Compounds according to the present invention may be administered with one or more anti-viral agent, including anti-HIV
agents such as nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI), non-nucloeoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, fusion inhibitors, among others, exemplary compounds of which may include, for example, 3TC (Lamivudine), AZT
(Zidovudine), (-)-FTC, ddI (Didanosine), ddC (zalcitabine), abacavir (ABC), tenofovir (PMPA), D-(Reverset), D4T (Stavudine), Racivir, L-FddC, L-FD4C, NVP (Nevirapine), DLV
(Delavirdine), EFV (Efavirenz), SQVM (Saquinavir mesylate), RTV (Ritonavir), IDV
(Indinavir), SQV (Saquinavir), NFV (Nelfinavir), APV (Amprenavir), LPV
(Lopinavir), fusion inhibitors such as T20, among others, fuseon and mixtures thereof, including anti-HIV
compounds presently in clinical trials or in development. Coadministration also embraces the administration of dinucleoside analogs (i.e., compounds wherein at least two biologically active nucleosides are chemically linlced via a chemical linker such as, for example, without limitation, phosphate groups or carboxylate groups, among others) or other dual antagonists, where at least one of the active nucleoside compounds of the dinucleoside compound is a compound as otherwise described herein.
Compounds according to the present invention may be used in pharmaceutical compositions having biological/phannacological activity for the treatment of, for example, viral infections, as well as a number of other conditions and/or disease states which may appear or occur secondary to the viral infection. These compositions comprise an effective amount of any one or more of the compounds disclosed hereinabove, optionally in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable additive, carrier or excipient.
Compounds according to the present invention may also be used as intermediates in the synthesis of compounds exhibiting biological activity as well as standards for determining the biological activity of the present compounds as well as other biologically active compounds.
The compositions of the present invention may be formulated in a conventional mamler using one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.
Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers that may be used in these pharmaceutical compositions include, but are not limited to, ion exchangers, alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin, serum proteins, such as human serum albumin, buffer substances such as phosphates, glycine, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, partial glyceride mixtures of saturated vegetable fatty acids, water, salts or electrolytes, such as prolamine sulfate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride, zinc salts, colloidal silica, magnesium trisilicate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose-based substances, polyethylene glycol, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, polyacrylates, waxes, polyethylene-polyoxypropylene-block polymers, polyethylene glycol and wool fat.
The compositioys of the present invention may be administered orally, parenterally, by inhalation spray, topically, rectally, nasally, buccally, vaginally or via an implanted reservoir. The term "parenteral" as used herein includes subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, infra-articular, infra-synovial, intrasternal, intrathecal, intrahepatic, intralesional and intracranial injection or infitsion techniques. Preferably, the compositions are administered orally, intraperitoneally, or intravenously.
Sterile injectable forms of the compositions of this invention may be aqueous or oleaginous suspension. These suspensions may be formulated according to techniques known in the art using suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents.
The sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution or suspension in a non-toxic parenterally-acceptable diluent or solvent, for example as a solution in 1,3-butanediol.
Among the acceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution and isotonic sodium chloride solution. In addition, sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspending medium. For this purpose, any bland fixed oil may be employed including synthetic mono- or di-glycerides. Fatty acids, such as oleic acid and its glyceride derivatives are useful in the preparation of injectables, as are natural pharmaceutically-acceptable oils, such as olive oil or castor oil, especially in their polyoxyethylated versions. These oil solutions or suspensions may also contain a long-chain alcohol diluent or dispersant, such as Ph. Helv or similar alcohol.

The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may be orally administered in any orally acceptable dosage form including, but not limited to, capsules, tablets, aqueous suspensions or solutions. In the case of tablets for oral use, carriers which are commonly used include lactose and corn starch. Lubricating agents, such as magnesium stearate, are also typically added. For oral administration in a capsule form, useful diluents include lactose and dried corn starch. When aqueous suspensions are required for oral use, the active ingredient is combined with emulsifying and suspending agents. If desired, certain sweetening, flavoring or coloring agents may also be added.
Alternatively, the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may be administered in the form of suppositories for rectal administration. These can be prepared by mixing the agent with a suitable non-irritating excipient which is solid at room temperature but liquid at rectal temperature and therefore will melt in the rectum to release the drug.
Such materials include cocoa butter, beeswax and polyethylene glycols.
The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may also be administered topically, especially when the target of treatment includes areas or organs readily accessible by topical application, including diseases of the eye, the skin, or the lower intestinal tract. Suitable topical formulations are readily prepared for each of these areas or organs.
Topical application for the lower intestinal tract can be effected in a rectal suppository formulation (see above) or in a suitable enema formulation. Topically-transdennal patches may also be used.
For topical applications, the pharniaceutical compositions may be formulated in a suitable ointment containing the active component suspended or dissolved in one or more carriers. Carriers for topical administration of the compounds of this invention include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, liquid petrolatum, white petrolatum, propylene glycol, polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene compound, emulsifying wax and water.
Alternatively, the pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated in a suitable lotion or cream containing the active components suspended or dissolved in one or more pharmaceutically acceptable Garners. Suitable carriers include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, cetyl esters wax, cetearyl alcohol, 2-octyldodecanol, benzyl alcohol and water.
For ophthalmic use, the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated as micronized suspensions in isotonic, pH adjusted sterile saline, or, preferably, as solutions in isotonic, pH
adjusted sterile saline, either with or without a preservative such as benzylallconium chloride.
Alternatively, for ophthalmic uses, the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated in an oinhnent such as petrolatum.
The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may also be administered by nasal aerosol or inhalation. Such compositions are prepared according to techniques well-known in the art of pharmaceutical formulation and may be prepared as solutions in saline, employing benzyl alcohol or other suitable preservatives, absorption promoters to enhance bioavailability, fluorocarbons, and/or other conventional solubilizing or dispersing agents.
The amount of novel nucleoside of the instant invention that may be combined with the carrier materials to produce a single dosage fore will vary depending upon the host treated, the particular mode of achninistration. Preferably, the compositions should be fornmlated so that a dosage of between about 0.01 and 150, preferably about 0.5 to about 25 mg/kg of patient/day of the novel nucleoside can be administered to a patient receiving these compositions.
It should also be understood that a specific dosage and treatment regimen for any particular patient will depend upon a variety of factors, including the activity of the specific compound employed, the age, body weight, general health, sex, diet, time of administration, rate of excretion, drug combination, and the judgment of the treating physician and the severity of the particular disease or condition being treated.
Administration of the active compound may range from continuous (intravenous drip) to several oral administrations per day (for example, Q.LD.) and may include oral, topical, parenteral, intramuscular, intravenous, sub-cutaneous, transdermal (which may include a penetration enhancement agent), buccal and suppository administration, among other routes of administration. Enteric coated oral tablets may also be used to enhance bioavailability of the compounds from an oral route of administration. The most effective dosage form will depend upon the pharnacokinetics of the particular agent chosen as well as the severity of disease in the patient. Oral dosage forms are particularly preferred, because of ease of admnistration and prospective favorable patient compliance.
To prepare the pharmaceutical compositions according to the present invention, a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds according to the present invention is preferably intimately admixed with a pharmaceutically acceptable Garner according to conventional pharnzaceutical compounding techniques to produce a dose. A
carrier may take a wide variety of forms depending on the form of preparation desired for administration, e.g., oral or parenteral. In preparing pharmaceutical compositions in oral dosage forni, any of the usual pharmaceutical media may be used. Thus, for liquid oral preparations such as suspensions, elixirs and solutions, suitable carriers and additives including water, glycols, oils, alcohols, flavouring agents, preservatives, colouring agents and the like may be used. For solid oral preparations such as powders, tablets, capsules, and for solid preparations such as suppositories, suitable Garners and additives including starches, sugar carriers, such as dextrose, mannitol, lactose and related carriers, diluents, granulating agents, lubricants, binders, disintegrating agents and the like may be used.
If desired, the tablets or capsules may be enteric-coated or sustained release by standard techniques. The use of these dosage forms may significantly the bioavailability of the compounds in the patient.
For parenteral formulations, the carrier will usually comprise sterile water or aqueous sodium chloride solution, though other ingredients, including those which aid dispersion, also may be included. Of course, where sterile water is to be used and maintained as sterile, the compositions and carriers must also be sterilized. Injectable suspensions may also be prepared, in which case appropriate liquid carriers, suspending agents and the like may be employed.
Liposomal suspensions (including liposomes targeted to viral antigens) may also be prepared by conventional methods to produce pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. This may be appropriate for the delivery of flee nucleosides, acyl/alkyl nucleosides or phosphate ester pro-drug forms of the nucleoside compounds according to the present invention.
In particularly preferred embodiments according to the present invention, the compounds and compositions are used to treat, prevent or delay the onset of viral infections of mammals and in particular HIV, HBV, HSVl and/or II, EBV, HHV-8 and flavivirus infections, among others. In its preferred embodiments, the compounds are used to treat HIV, HSV I and/or II, HBV, EBV or HHV-8 infections, especially HIV infections in humans.
Preferably, to treat, prevent or delay the onset of a viral infection, the compositions will be administered in oral dosage form in amounts ranging from about 250 micrograms up to about 500 mg or more at least once a day, preferably, up to four times a day, within the dosage range used for therapeutic treatment. The present compounds are preferably administered orally, but may be administered parenterally, topically, in suppository or other form.
The compounds according to the present invention, because of their low toxicity to host cells, may advantageously be employed prophylactically to prevent a viral infection or to prevent the occurrence of clinical symptoms associated with the viral infection, for example AIDS secondary to HIV, lymphoma secondary to EBV or Kaposi's sarcoma secondary to HHV-8. Thus, the present invention also encompasses methods for the prophylactic treatment (preventing, reducing the likelihood or delaying the onset) of viral infections, and in particular HIV and EBV and in particular, conditions which occur secondary to those vinises. In this aspect according to the present invention, the present compositions are used to prevent reduce the likelihood of or delay the onset of a viral infection, in particular, HIV, HSV, EBV or another virus infection or a virus related disease or condition such as AIDS or EBV-related lymphoma or Kaposi's sarcoma (HHV-8). This prophylactic method comprises administering to a patient in need of such treatment or who is at risk for the devolopment of an HIV, EBV, HHV-8 or other viral infection, an amount of a compound according to the present invention effective for alleviating, preventing or delaying the onset of the the viral infection. In the prophylactic treatment according to the present invention, it is preferred that the antiviral compound utilized should be as low in toxicity and preferably non-toxic to the patient. It is particularly preferred in this aspect of the present invention that the compound which is used should be maximally effective against the virus and should exhibit a minimum of toxicity to the patient. In the case of compounds of the present invention for the prophylactic treatment of viral infections, these compounds may be administered within the same dosage range for therapeutic treatment (as described hereinabove, as a prophylactic agent to prevent the proliferation of the viral infection or alternatively, to prolong the onset of or reduce the likelihood of a patient contracting a virus infection which manifests itself in clinical symptoms.

In addition, compounds according to the present invention may be administered alone or in combination with other agents, including other compounds of the present invention.
Certain compounds according to the present invention may be effective for enhancing the biological activity of certain agents according to the present invention by reducing the metabolism, catabolism or inactivation of other compounds and as such, are co-administered for this intended effect.
As indicated, compounds according to the present invention may be administered alone or in combination with other anti-viral agents for the treatment of a virus infection as otherwise described herein, especially including other compounds of the present invention or compounds which are otherwise disclosed as being useful for the treatment of HIV or flaviviruses, including those presently used to treat HIV such as nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI), non-nucloeoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, fusion inhibitors, among others, exemplary compounds of which may include, for example, 3TC (Lamivudine), AZT (Zidovudine), (-)-FTC, ddI (Didanosine), ddC
(zalcitabine), abacavir (ABC), tenofovir (PMPA), D-D4FC (Reverset), D4T
(Stavudine), Racivir, L-FddC, L-D4FC, NVP (Nevirapine), DLV (Delavirdine), EFV (Efavirenz), SQVM
(Saquinavir mesylate), RTV (Ritonavir), IDV (Indinavir), SQV (Saquinavir), NFV
(Nelfinavir), APV (Amprenavir), LPV (Lopinavir), fusion inhibitors such as T20, among others, fitseon and mixtures thereof, including anti-HIV compounds presently in clinical trials or in development, among others as well as compounds which are disclosed in inter- alia, U.S.
patent numbers 6,240,690; 6,316,505; 6,316,492; 6,232,120; 6,180,604;
6,114,327;
5,891,874; 5,821,242; 5,532,215; 5,491,135; 5,179,084; and 4,880,784, among others, relevant portions of which are incorporated by reference herein.
The compounds disclosed in the above-referenced patents may be used in combination with the present compounds for their additive activity or treatment profile against HIV and/or other viruses and in certain instances, for their synergistic effects in combination with compounds of the present invention. Preferred secondary or additional compounds for use with the present compounds are those which do not inhibit HIV or another virus. Certain compounds according to the present invention may be effective for enhancing the biological activity of certain agents according to the present invention by reducing the metabolism or inactivation of other compounds and as such, are co-administered for this intended effect.

The present invention is now described, purely by way of illustration, in the following examples. It will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that these examples are in no way limiting and that variations of detail can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Chemistl-y The novel compounds of the instant invention were generally prepared in the manner following the general synthetic description set forth in Figures 4-7C. The remaining compounds may be readily synthesized by analogy. In general, the nucleoside analog (i.e., a compound containing the base and sugar synthon) is prepared initially and the corresponding 4' group is introduced as depicted generally in Schemes A and B and as otherwise described in the experimental. One of ordinary skill will readily be able to synthesize compounds according to the present invention by analogy following the synthesis presented in the experimental without engaging in undue experimentation.
As set forth in figure 4, the 5'-iodo,3'-O-blocked 2'-deoxynucleoside is converted to a 4'S'-vinyl blocked nucleoside 2 which is then converted in a series of steps through a 4'S'-oxirane bloclced nucleoside 4 to the 4'-vinyl compound TDK-4-152. As set forth in Figure 5, TKD-4-114 is synthesized from a 5'-iodo-3'-O-blocked nucleoside compound 7 by forming the 4',5'-vinyl compound 8, introducing the ethynyl group at the 4'-position of the blocked nucleoside to form nucleoside 10a and then ultimately forming the 2',3' unsaturated double bond through elimination of a mesylated hydroxyl group at the 3' position of compound 13.
Other compounds according to the present invention are synthesized by analogy using the above-described chemical schemes.
Figure SA shows an alternative synthesis of TDK-4-114 from intermediate 9 of Figure 5. In this aspect of the invention, interniediate 9 is reacted with lead benzoate Pb(OCOPh) or lead tetraacetate Pb(OAc)4 in a scavenging base such as triethyl amine, diisopropylethylamine, or pyridine in an appropriate solvent to produce the 4'S'-diacyl (benzoyl or acetyl) bloclced nucleoside 2 (Figure SA), depending upon the lead (Pb) acylating agent used. Introduction of a 4'ethynyl group proceeds through intermediate blocked nucleoside 2 by action of aluminum acetylene agent EtAI(Cl)-C=SiMe3 (See Figure SA) in a solvent to produce 4'acetylene nucleoside compound 3 (Figure SA). Synthesis of 114 proceeds in a straightforward manner by elimination of the mesylated hydroxyl group to form the 4'-ethynyl-2',3' unsaturated nucleoside compound 7. Note that intermediate 3 of figure SA (and SB) may alternatively be synthesized from the 4',5'vinyl bloclced nucleoside compound 1 of Figures SA and SB (identical to compound 9 of Figure 5) by a two step reaction to form the di-O-benzoyl compound 3 (or di-O-acetyl) of Figure SB
using a first step of iodine and silver benzoate (silver acetate) in solvent to form intermediate 2 (Figure SB) which can be reacted further with silver benzoate (silver acetate) in solvent at elevated temperature to form intermediate 3 (or the di-O-acetyl compound by analogy).
The chemical synthetic scheme in Figure 6 exemplifies the synthesis of the unsaturated carbocyclic analog I~MA-23-153 (Figure 6) from cyclopentanone ester 1 (Figure 6) which proceeds through a number of intermediates to form intermediate 8 (Figure 6) which can be condensed with a nucleoside base to form interniediate 9 wherein the 4' ester can be converted to the 4'-ethynyl compound 10 followed by removal of the 5' blocking group to produce KMA-23-153.
Figure 7A shows the chemical synthesis of 4'-ethynyl-2'-deoxy nucleoside compounds following the general method of Nomura, et al., J. Mecl. Clzezrz., 42, 2901-2908 (1999) by introducing a halogenated vinyl group at the 4' position of the nucleoside which undergoes dehydrohalogenation to form the 4'-ethynyl nucleoside compound 8 (Figure 7A).
Figure 7B shows the synthesis of the 4'-ethynyl-2'-deoxy nucleoside from a readily available sugar precursor 9 (Figure 7B) which proceeds through the introduction of a 4'-halogenated vinyl group to a 4'-formyl group of the sugar synthon 10 to form 11 (Figure 7B) followed by dehydrohalogenation, introduction of the nucleoside base and eventual conversion of the 2' hydroxyl group in a series of steps to form compound 18.
Figure 7C
Scheme 3 shows the introduction of a 2',3'-double bond in a 4'-ethynyl analog by rnesylating the 3'OH group followed by reacting mesylated intermediate with strong base to produce the double bond at the 2',3' position of the sugar.
Following one or more of the above-described synthetic methods and using routine synthetic methods well-known in the art, one of ordinary skill may readily produce compounds according to the present invention.

Specific Examples Cliemical Synthesis following Schemes A and B In Figure 5 and Figure 6 Synthesis of TKD-4-152 (Figure 4) TKD-4-152 (4'-allylthymidine) was synthesized by a series of reactions shown in Figure 5, Scheme A, starting from compound 1 which was prepared according to the published procedure: J. P. H. Verheyden and J. G. Moffatt, J. O~g. Cher~z., 39, 3573-3579 (1974).
1-[3-O-(t Butyldimethylsilyl)-2,5-dideoxy-[3-D glyces~o-pent-4-enofuranosyl]thymine (3) To an CH3CN (150 mL) solution of 1 (11.9 g, 30.19 mmol) was added DBN (11.2 mL, 90.57 nnnol) at 0 °C under Ar atmosphere, and the whole was stirred at room temperature overnight. After neutralization with AcOH, the reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and the residue was partitioned between CHCl3/saturated aqueous NaHC03 (200 mL
x2/50 mL). Silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ AcOEt = 5/1-1/2) of the organic layer gave 2 (6.98 g, 87%) as a foam. Compound 2 (6.90 g, 25.92 mmol) was treated with saturated NH3 in MeOH (350 mL) at 0°C overnight. The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and dried overnight in vacuo. To a DMF (60 mL) solution of the residue were added imidazole (5.29 g, 77.75 mmol) and test-butyldimethylsilyl chloride (7.81 g, 51.83 mmol) at 0°C under Ar atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was partitioned between AcOEt/H20 (300 mL/100 mL x 5). Silica gel column chromatography (hexane/AcOEt = 10/1-3/1) of the organic layer gave 3 (7.87 g, 90%) as a foam: UV(MeOH)7~maX 264 nm (sl 1100),7~m;".234 nm ($4900); 1H NMR (CDC13)80.13 (6H, s, SiMe), 0.91 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 1.94 (3H, d, J~,Me= 1.2 Hz, Me), 2.13-2.20 (1H, m, H-2'a), 2.40 (1H, ddd, Jge", = 13.6 Hz, .I2'v,3' = 3.4 Hz and Jl',2'b= 6.2 Hz, H-2'b), 4.24 (1H, d, Jgem = 2.0 Hz, H-5'a), 4.54 (1H, d, J~em = 2.0 Hz, H-5'b), 4.75 (1H, dd, .T2'a,3' = 6.0 and .l2',b,3' = 3.4 Hz, H-3'), 6.49 (1H, t, Jl',2'a=Jl',2'v= 6.2 Hz, H-1'), 6.98 (1H, d, Jg,Me= 1.2 Hz, H-6), 8.47 (1H, br, NH); FAB-MS nalz 339 (M++H). Anal. Calcd for C1GH2~N2O4Si: C, 56.78; H, 7.74; N, 8.28. Found: C, 57.04; H, 7.99; N, 8.14.
3'-O-(t-Butyldimethylsilyl)thymidine 4',5'-epoxide (4)To a CH2Clz (3 mL) solution of 3 (20 mg, 0.059 mmol) was added dimethyldioxirane (0.072 M in acetone, 1.2 mL, 0.089 mmol) at -30 °C under Ar atmosphere, and the reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at -30 °C. Evaporation of the solvents gave 4 as a solid: IH NMR (CDC13) X0.09, 0.10 (6H, each as s, SiMe), 0.90 (9H, 5, SiBu-t), 1.95 (3H, d, J~,Me= 1.3 Hz, Me), 2.25 (1H, ddd, Jgem = 14.0 Hz, .Iz~a,3~ = 4.9 Hz and Jl,z°a= 7.1 Hz, H-2'a), 2.52 (1H, ddd, Jgem =
14.0 Hz, Jz>v,3~ = 1.6 Hz and J1 ~,ze = 6.2 Hz, H-2'b), 3.07 ( 1 H, d, Jgem = 3.3 Hz, H-5'a), 3.3 6 ( 1 H, d, J~em = 3.3 Hz, H-5'b),
4.26 (1H, dd, JZ°a,3' = 4.9 and Jz~,v,3>= 1.6 Hz), 6.12 (1H, dd, Jl,z~a= 7.1 Hz and Jl>,z°b= 6.2 Hz, H-1'), 7.27 (1H, d, J~,Me= 1.3 Hz, H-6), 9.06 (1H, br, NH); FAB-MS m/z 355 (M++H).
3'-O-(t-Butyldimethylsilyl)-4'-a-allylthymidine (5)To a CH2Clz (5 mL) solution of 3 (80 mg, 0.24 mmol) was added dimethyldioxirane (0.098 M in acetone, 3.6 mL, 0.36 mmol) at -30 °C under Ar atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred for 30 min at -30 °C. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was dried in vacuo for 1 h to give 4. To a CH2Clz (5 mL) solution of 4 were added allyltrimethylsilane (0.11 mL, 0.71 mmol) and SnCl4 (1 M in CHZCIz, 0.71 mL, 0.71 mmol) at -30 °C under Ar atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred for 4 h at -30 °C. After being quenched with saturated aqueous NaHC03, the reaction mixture was filtered through celite pad. The filtrate was partitioned between CHG13/saturated aqueous NaHC03 (60 mL x3/20 mL). The organic layer was evaporated to dryness and the residue was treated with saturated NH3 in MeOH (30 mL) at room temperature for 12 h.
Evaporation followed by preparative TLC (hexane/EtOAc = 2/3) purification of the organic layer gave 5 (75 mg, 80%) as a foam: LTV(MeOH)7~",aX 267 mn (s12700),~";" 235 nm (s5900);
1H NMR (CDC13)80.08, 0.08 (6H, each as s, SiMe), 0.89 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 1.87 (3H, d, J~,Me=
1.1 Hz, Me), 2.16 (1H, dd, Jgem = 14.5 Hz and J~~a,~> = 8.1 Hz, CHzCH=CHz), 2.27-2.39 (2H, m, H-2'), 2.44 (1H, dd, J~en, = 14.5 Hz and.Is~b,7~= 6.3 Hz, CH CH=CHz), 2.94 (1H, br, OH), 3.52 (1H, dd, Jgem = 11.8 Hz and JS~,oH= 6.1 Hz, H-5'a), 3.73 (1H, dd, J~em =
11.8 Hz and Js°,oH= 2.7 Hz, H-5'b), 4.62 (1H, dd, Jz~a,3' = 5.8 Hz and Jz~,b,3~ =
7.0 Hz, H-3'), 5.07-5.13 (2H, m, CHzCH=CH ), 5.83-5.93 (1H, m, CHzCH=CHz), 6.11 (1H, dd, Jl,z°a= 5.8 Hz and Jl,z°b=
6.9 Hz, H-1'), 7.45 (1H, d, J~,Me= 1.1 Hz, H-6), 9.40 (1H, br, NH); nOe experiment, H-1'/CH?CH=CHz (0.8%), CHz-5'/H-3' (5.3%), CHz-5'/H-6 (0.6%), HO-5'/H-3' (0.7%) and HO-5'/H-6 (1.2%); FAB-MS nalz 397 (M++H). A~aal. Calcd for Cl~H3zNzO5Si01/3H20: C, 56.69; H, 8.18; N, 6.96. Found: C, 56.46; H, 8.18; N, 6.87.

TKD-4-152 (4'-allylthymidine) Figure 4 A mixW re of 5 (59 mg, 0.149 mmol) and tetrabutylammmonium fluoride (58 mg, 0.223 11111101) in THF (3 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 12 h. Silica gel column chromatography (CHC13/MeOH = 20/1) of the evaporated reaction mixture gave TKD-(37.7 mg, 90%) as a foam: UV (MeOH) a,max 267 nm (s 9300), 7~m;n 235 nm (E
2000); iH
NMR ~ 1.86 (3H, d, J~,Me 1.2 Hz, Me), 2.27-2.35 (3H, m, H-2' and CH CH=CH2), 2.42-2.48 (1H, m, CH CH=CH2), 3.56 (1H, d, Jg~m 11.8 Hz, H-5'a), 3.64 (1H, d, Jgem 11.8 Hz, H-
5'b), 4.48 (1H, t, J2~a,3'= Jz~~,3'= 5.8 Hz, H-3'), 5.04-5.13 (2H, m, CH2CH=CH
), 5.88-5.98 (1H, m, CH2CH=CH2), 6.23 (1H, t, J1~,2~a-.IP,2~b= 6.5 Hz, H-1'), 7.89 (1H, d, J~,Me 1.2 Hz, H-6);
FAB-MS ~rilz 283 (M++H), 321 (M++K). A~zal. Calcd for C13H18N2O5 ~1/2H20: C, 54.16; H,
6.57; N, 9.62. Found: C, 53.87; H, 6.49; N, 9.28.
TKD-4-114 (2',3'-didehydro-3'-deoxy-4'-ethynylth5nnidine, 4'-ethynyl-d4T) was synthesized by a series of reactions shown in Scheme B, starting from compound 6 which was prepared according to the published procedure: B. V. Joshi and C. B. Reese, Tetralaedf°arz Lett., 32, 2371-2374 (1992).1-(3-O-Acetyl-2,5-dideoxy-5-iodo-(3-D-tlzseo-pentofuranosyl)-thymine
(7)A mixture of 6 (5.3 g, 15.05 mmol) and Ac20 (4.3 mL, 45.15 mmol) in pyridine (30 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 13 h. The reaction mixture was partitioned between CHC13/saturated aqueous NaHC03 (250 mL x3/50 mL). Silica gel column chromatography (hexane/EtOAc = 1/1-1/2) of the organic layer gave 7 (5.53 g, 93%) as a foam:lH
NMR(CDC13)S 1.96 (3H, s, Me), 2.11 (3H, s, Ac), 2.11-2.16 (1H, m, H-2'a), 2.82 (1H, ddd, Jgen,-- 15.8 Hz, Jl',2'b= 8.0 HZ allSd J2'U,3'= 5.7 Hz, H-2'b), 3.32-3.39 (2H, m, H-5'), 4.28 (1H, dt, J3',4'= 3.3 Hz and J4',5'= 7.1 Hz, H-4'), 5.48 (1H, dd, J2'b,3'= 5.7 Hz and J3',4'= 3.3 Hz H-3'), 6.30 (1H, dd, Jl',2'a 2.8 Hz and JI',2'v= 8.0 Hz, H-1'), 7.38 (1H, d, J~,Me 0.7 Hz, H-6),
8.59 (1H, br, NH); FAB-MS J~z/z 395(M++H).
1-(3-O-Acetyl-2,5-dideoxy-(3-L glycero-pent-4-enofuranosyl)-thymine (8)To an (40 mL) solution of 7 (5.5 g, 13.95 nnnol) was added DBN (6.9 mL, 55.81 mmol) at 0°C, and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 17 h. After neutralization with AcOH, the reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness. The residue was partitioned between CHCl3/saturated aqueous NaHC03 (200 mL x3/50 mL). Silica gel column chromatography (hexane/EtOAc = 2/1-1/1) of the organic layer gave 8 (3.34 g, 90%) as a foam:
'H
NMR(CDCl3)8: 1.96 (3H, d, J~,Me 1.3 Hz, Me), 2.06 (3H, s, Ac), 2.21 (1H, dt, J~en,-- 15.2Hz,
9 PCT/US2004/004713 Jn,z'a= JZ'a,s'= 2.7Hz, H-2'a), 2.83 (1H, dt, Jgem 15.2 Hz, Jl',2'v= JZ'b,s'=
7.lHz, H-2'b), 4.51 (1H, dd, Jgem 2.4 Hz, J3',s'a 0.8 Hz, H-5'a), 4.73 (1H, dd, J~em 2.4 Hz and J3',s'b= 0.7 Hz, H-5'b), 5.70-5.73 (1H, m, H-3'), 6.44 (1H, dd, JI',z'a 2.7 Hz and J~',2'v= 7.1 Hz, H-1'), 7.25 (1H, d, J~,Me 1.3 Hz, H-6), 8.54 (1H, br, NH); FAB-MS m/~, 267(M++H).
1-[3-O-(t Butyldimethylsilyl)-2,5-dideoxy-(3-L glycef°o-pent-4-enofuranosyl]thymine (9)Compound 8 (5.2 g, 19.53 mmol) in saW rated NH3 in MeOH (150 mL) was kept at room temperature for 9 h. After evaporation, the residue was dissolved in DMF (60 mL). To this were added imidazole (5.32 g, 78.12 mmol) and tent-butyldimethylsilyl chloride (8.83 g, 58.59 mmol) at 0°C. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 11 h, and then partitioned between EtOAc/H20 (250 mL/50 mL x4). Silica gel column chromatography (hexane/EtOAc = 10/1) of the organic layer gave 9 (6.43 g, 97%) as a foam: UV
(MeOH) a'max 266mn (x11600), 7~",;" 236nm (x5700); 1H NMR(CDCl3)~ 0.11 and 0.14 (6H, each as s, SiMe), 0.88 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 1.92 (3H, d, J~,cH3=l.2Hz, Me), 2.03 (1H, dt, J~e"~ 10.8 Hz, Ju,a'a 3.2Hz and JZ'a,s'= 3.2Hz, H-2'a), 2.61-2.68 (1H, m, H-2'b), 4.25 (1H, d, J~em 2.2Hz, H-5'a), 4.57 (1H, d, Jgem 2.2Hz, H-5'b), 4.68 (1H, dd, JZ'a,s'= 3.2 Hz, JZ'b,s'= 6.8 Hz H-3'), 6.46 (1H, dd, JI',2'a 3.2 Hz alld Jl',2'v= 7.2 Hz, H-1'), 7.44 (1H, d, J~,CH3° 1.2 Hz, H-6), 9.12 (1H, br, NH); FAB-MS nZ/z 339(M++H). Anal. Calcd for C1~HZ~N2O4S1: C, 56.78;H, 7.74;N, 8.28. Found: C, 56.61;H, 7.87;N, 8.17.
1-[2-Deoxy-3-O-(t-butyldimethylsilyl)-4-ethynyl-(3-D-tlzzeo-pento-furanosyl]thymine (l0a) and 1-[2-Deoxy-3-O-(t butyldimethyl-silyl)-4-ethynyl-a-L-ez'ytlzro-pentofuranosyl]thymine (lOb)To a solution of 9 (60 mg, 0.177 mmol) in CHZCIz (5 mL) was added dimethyldioxirane (0.09 M in acetone, 3.0 mL, 0.266 mmol) at -30 °C. After stirring for 0.5 h, the mixture was evaporated and dried in vacuo for 1 h. The residue was dissolved in CHZC12 (5 mL). To this solution was added triethynylaluminum (0.3 M in CHZC12, 1.8 mL, 0.532 mmol) at -30 °C under Ar atmosphere, and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 17 h. After being quenched with saturated aqueous NH4C1, the reaction mixture was filtered through celite pad. The filtrate was partitioned between CHC13/saturated aqueous NH4Cl (60 mL x3/20 mL). HPLC separation (hexane/EtOAc = 2/3) of the organic layer gave l0a (tR = 10.8 min, 39.3 mg, 58%, foam) and lOb (tR
= 16.2 min, 18.8 mg, 28%, solid). Physical data for 10a: UV (MeOH):7~",aX 266 nm (x12100), ~,,";" 235 nm (x6000); 1H NMR (CDC13)d0.11 and 0.16 (6H, each as s, SiMe), 0.90 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 1.91 (3H, d, J~,Me 1.3 Hz, Me), 1.91-1.96 (1H, m, H-2'a), 2.33 (1H, br, OIL, 2.62 (1H, s, ethynyl), 2.95(1H, ddd, Jgem 14.6 Hz, Jl',z'v= 7.9 Hz and Jz'v,s'= 5.5 Hz, H-2'b), 3.93 (1H, d, J~e"~ 11.6Hz, H-5'a), 3.99 (1H, d, J~e,ri 11.6Hz, H-5'b), 4.49 (1H, dd, Jz'a,3'= 2.OHz arid Jz'v,3'= S.SHz, H-3'), 6.39 (1H, dd, Jl',z'a= 3.7 Hz and Jl',z'v= 7.9 Hz, H-1'), 7.65 (1H, d, J6,CH3= 1.3 Hz, H-6), 8.72 (1H, br, NH); FAB-MS nz/z 381 (M++H). Anal. Calcd for CI8Hz8NZO5Si~HzO: C, 54.24; H, 7.59; N, 7.03. Found: C, 54.46; H, 7.20; N, 6.72.
Physical data for lOb: mp 96-98°C; UV (MeOH):7~,~ 267 nm (x9300), ~";n 235 nm (E1700).
1H NMR (CDCl3)~0.08 and 0.13 (6H, each as s, SiMe), 0.89 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 1.93 (3H, d, J6,CH3= 0.9 Hz, Me), 2.12-2.17 (1H, m, H-2'a), 2.63 (1H, br, OH), 2.71-2.77 (1H, m, H-2'b), 2.75 (1H, s, ethynyl), 3.67 (1H, d, Jge",-- 11.5 Hz, H-5'a), 3.74 (1H, d, J~em 11.5 Hz, H-5'b), 4.47 (1H, t, Jz'a,s' J2'~,3'= 5.3 Hz, H-3'), 6.30 (1H, dd, Jl',z'a 4.8Hz and JI',z°b= 6.9 Hz, H-1'), 7.80 (1H, d, J~,cH3= 0.9 Hz, H-6), 9.00 (1H, brs, NH); FAB-MS m/z 381 (M++H).
Anal. Calcd for C~gHz$NZOSSi: C, 56.82; H, 7.42; N, 7.36. Found: C, 56.57; H, 7.58; N, 7.19.
1-[5-O-Acetyl-2-deoxy-3-O-(t butyldimethylsilyl)-4-ethynyl-~3-D-tlzreo-pentofuranosyl]thymine (11) To a pyridine (4 mL) solution of l0a (161 mg, 0.423 mmol) was added AczO (120 mL, 1.269 11111101) at 0 °C, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 11 h. The reaction mixture was partitioned between CHCl3/saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (60 mL x3/20 mL).
Silica gel column c111omatography (hexane/EtOAc = 3/1) of the organic layer gave 11 (169.7 mg, 95%) as a foam: UV (MeOH):?~,,"~ 266 nm (x9200), 7~",;n 234 nm (x2000); 1H
NMR(CDC13)80.10 and 0.14 (6H, each as s, SiMe), 0.90 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 1.90-1.94 (4H, m, H-2'a and Me), 2.14 (3H, s, Ac), 2.58 (1H, s, ethynyl), 3.01 (1H, ddd, Jgem 14.8 Hz, JI',z'b=
8.3 Hz and Jz'v,3'= 5.0 Hz, H-2'b), 4.37 (1H, d, J~em 11.1 Hz, H-5'a), 4.45 (1H, d, Jz'b,3'= 5.0 Hz, H-3'), 4.53 (1H, d, J~em 11.1 Hz, H-5'b), 6.40 (1H, dd, J1',z'a 2.8 Hz and Jl',z'b= 8.3 Hz, H-1'), 7.53 (1H, d, J~,Me 1.3 Hz, H-6), 8.04 (1H, br, NH); FAB-MS rzalz 461 (M++K). Anal.
Calcd for CznH3pN20~S1: C, 56.85; H, 7.16; N, 6.63. Found: C, 56.84; H, 7.35;
N, 6.26.
1-(5-O-Acetyl-2-deoxy-4-etliynyl-(3-n-tlzz~eo-pentofuranosyl)-thymine (12) To a THF (4 mL) solution of 11 (169.7 mg, 0.402 mmol) was added tetrabutylammonium fluoride (1M in THF, 602 yL, 0.602 mmol) under Ar atmosphere. After being stirred for 1 h at room temperature, the solvent was evaporated. Silica gel column chromatography (CHC13/MeOH = 10011) of the residue gave 12 (114.7 mg, 93%) as a foam: UV
(MeOH) 7,,",aX
265 mn (x8400), 7,~,,;n 233 nm (x1700); 1H NMR (CDC13 after addition of D20)~1.93 (3H, d, J~,Me 1.3 Hz, Me), 2.14-2.18 (1H, m, H-2'a), 2.18 (3H, s, Ac), 2.59 (1H, s, ethynyl), 2.94-3.02 (1H, m, H-2'b), 4.22 (1H, d, Joe",-- 11.4 Hz, H-5'a), 4.31 (1H, d, JZ'b,3'= 5.5 Hz, H-3'), 4.68 (1H, d, J~em 11.4 Hz, H-5'b), 6.24 (1H, dd, ssJl',z'a 2.9 Hz and Jl',2'v=
9.0 Hz, H-1'), 7.G0 (1H, d, J~,Me 1.3 Hz, H-6); 13C NMR (CDCl3)812.52, 20.84, 38.76, 63.30, 74.73, 76.23, 79.85, 82.08, 85.33, 111.41, 137.93, 150.53, 163.63, 171.98; FAB-HR-MS zzz/z calcd for C14H17N206 309.1087 (M++H), Found 309.1074.
1-(5-O-Acetyl-2-deoxy-3-O-methanesulfonyl-4-ethynyl-(3-D-tlzreo-pentofuranosyl)thymine (13) To a pyridine (4 mL) solution of 12 (76 mg, 0.247 mmol) was added methanesulfonyl chloride (57 ~L, 0.74 mmol) at 0°C, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 h.
The reaction mixture was partitioned between CHCl3/saturated aqueous NaHC03 (60 mL x 3/20 mL). Silica gel column chromatography (CHCl3/MeOH = 100/0-100/1) of the organic layer gave 13 (95.0 mg, 100%) as a foam: 1H NMR (CDCl3)81.96 (3H, d, J~,Me 1.2 Hz, Me), 2.16 (3H, s, Ac), 2.38 (1H, ddd, J~em 16.0 Hz, JI',a'a 3.5 Hz and JZ'a,s°= 0.7 Hz, H-2'a), 2.70 (1H, s, ethynyl), 3.11 (1H, s, Ms), 3.19 (1H, ddd, Jgem 16.0 Hz, Ji',Z'b= 8.4 Hz and JZ'b,s°= 5.5 Hz, H-2'b), 4.48 (1H, d, Joe",-- 11.3 Hz, H-5'a), 4.53 (1H, d, Jgem 11.3 Hz, H-5'b), 5.27-5.28 (1H, 111, H-3'), 6.52 (1H, dd, Jl',a°a 3.5 Hz and Jl',2°b= 8.4 Hz, H-1'), 7.33 (1H, d, JG,Me 1.2 Hz, H-6), 8.86 (1H, brs, NH); FAB-MS nz/z 387(M++H).
TIC-4-114 (2',3'-didehydro-3'-deoxy-4'-ethynylthymidine) A mixture of 13 (105 mg, 0.272 mmol) and DBN (101 ~L, 0.815 mmol) in CH3CN (10 mL) was refluxed for 11 h. After being quenched with AcOH, the reaction mixture was partitioned between CHC13/saturated aqueous NaHC03 (60 mLx3/20 mL). The product, obtained after purification by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/EtOAc = 1/1) of the organic layer, was dissolved in saturated NH3 in MeOH (30 mL), and kept at room temperature for 12 h.
Evaporation of the solvent followed by preparative TLC (hexane/EtOAc = 1/1) purification gave TKD-4-114 (49.6 mg, 74%) as a solid: mp 207-209°C ; UV (MeOH) a,I,,aX 264 nm (x10800), ~,m;" 235 nm (x4800); 1H NMR(CDCl3)81.83 (3H, s, Me), 2.63 (1H, s, ethynyl), 3.47 (1H, br, OH), 3.88 (1H, d, Joe",-- 12.5 Hz, H-5'a), 3.96 (1H, d, J~em 12.5 Hz, H-5'b), 5.91 (1H, dd, JI',2'= 1.1 Hz and JZ',3'= 5.9 Hz, H-2'), 6.30 (1H, dd, J1',3'=
2.0 Hz and JZ',3'= 5.9 Hz, H-3'), 7.16-7.17 (1H, m, H-1'), 7.44 (1H, d, .J~,Me 1.1 Hz, H-6), 9.06 (1H, br, NH);
FAB-MS nz/z 249 (M++H). Anal. Calcd for Cl2HiaNz04.116Hz0: C, 57.37; H, 4.95;
N, 11.15.
Found: C, 57.36; H, 4.69; N, 10.98.
Alternative Chemical Synthesis of TDK-4-114 (Figure SA) TKD-4-114 (2',3'-didehydro-3'-deoxy-4'-ethynylthymidine, 4'-ethynyl-d4T) was synthesized by a series of reactions shown in the Scheme (See Figure SA), starting from compound 1, the preparation of which has been reported previously.
Preparation of Dibenzoyl compound 2 (a mixture of two diastereomers) To a toluene (70 mL) solution of 1 (3.98 mg, 11.76 mmol) was added i-PrZNEt (5.1 mL, 29.4 mmol) and Pb(OCOPh)4 (20.33 g, 29.4 mmol) at 0 °C under Ar atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred for 4 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with sat. aqueous NaHC03, and filtered through celite. The filtrate was partitioned between CHC13/sat.
aqueous NaHG03. The organic layer was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/AcOEt =
2/1) to give 2 (4.84 g, 71%) as a foam: 1H NMR (CDCl3)80.02, 0.07, 0.15 and 0.20 (6H, each as s, SiMe), 0.75 and 0.93 (9H, each as s, SiBu-t), 1.69 and 1.91 (3H, each as d, J~,Me= 1.2 Hz, Me-5), 1.91-2.00, 2.33-2.40, 2.76-2.83 and 2.94-3.01 (2H, each as m, H-2'), 4.73 and 4.95 (1H, t and d, .I2~,3~ = 6.8 and 4.4 Hz, H-3'), 4.91, 5.08, 5.11 and 5.19 (2H, each as d, Jgem =
12.0 Hz, CH2-5'), 4.24 (1H, d, Jgem = 2.0 Hz), 6.34 and 6.64 (1H, d and dd, ,Jl~,z~ = 6.4 and Jl >,2> = 2.8, 8.2 Hz, H-1'), 7.32-7.37, 7.45-7.51, 7.58-7.67, 7.92-7.94, 8.02-8.04 and 8.04-8.13 (11H, each as m, H-6 and Ph), 8.92 (1H, br, NH); FAB-MS (mlz) 581 (M++H).
Anal. Calcd for C3aH3~N208Si: C, 62.05; H, 6.25; N, 4.82. Found: C, 61.85; H, 6.37; N, 4.70.
1-[5-O-Benzoyl-3-O-(t-butyldimethylsilyl)-2-deoxy-4-(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl-[3-D-thf~eo-pentofuranosyl]thymine (3) To a toluene (40 mL) solution of HC=GSiMe3 (3.2 mL, 22.44 mmol) was added BuLi (2.44 M in hexane) (9.2 mL, 22.44 mmol) at 0 °C under Ar atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred for 30 min. To this solution was added EtA1C12 (0.94 M in hexane) (23.4 mL, 22.44 mmol) at 0 °C. After the mixture being stirred for 30 min, 2 (3.26 g, 5.61 mmol) in CHZC12 (50 mL) was added at 0 °C, and the mixture was stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was , partitioned between CHCl3/sat. aqueous NaHC03. The organic layer was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/EtOAc = 3/1) to give 3 (1.14 g, 37%) as a foam: 1H

NMR (CDCl3)80.09 and 0.13 (6H, each as s, SiMe), 0.12 (9H, s, C=CSiMe3), 0.89 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 1.90 (3H, d, JMe,~= 0.8 Hz, Me-5), 1.95 (1H, ddd, Jl',2'a= 2.8, J2'a,s' = 1.2 and J2'a,2'b 14.6 Hz, H-2'a), 3.02 (1H, ddd, Jl',2'b= 8.2, J2'b,3'= 5.2 alld J2'a,2'b= 14.6 Hz, H-2'b), 4.50 (1H, dd,J2'a,s' = 1.2 and J2'b,3' = 5.2 Hz, H-3'), 4.64 (1H, d, Js'a,s'b =
10.8 Hz, H-5'a), 4.68 (1H, d, Js'a,s'b = 10.8 Hz, H-5'b), 6.40 (1H, d, JI',z'a= 2.8 and Jl',2'b= 8.2 Hz, H-1'), 7.44-7.48, 7.57-7.61 and 8.07-8.10 (6H, each as m, H-6 and Ph), 8.24 (1H, br); FAB-MS
(r~alz) 557 (M++H) 1-[5-O-Benzoyl-2-deoxy-4-ethynyl-[3-D-tlzseo-pentofuranosyl]thymine (4) To a THF (5 mL) solution of 3 (208.2 mg, 0.37 mmol) was added Bu4NF' 3H2O
(290.2 mg, 1.11 mmol) at 0 °C, and the mixture was stirred for lh. The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness. Silica gel column chromatography (2% MeOH in CH2Cl2 ) of the residue gave 3 (115.3 mg, 84%) as a foam: 1H NMR (CDCl3 + D20)81.94 (3H, d, JMe,s = 1.2 Hz, Me-5), 2.15 (1H, dd, Jl',2'a= 3.2 and J2'a,2'b= 15.0 Hz, H-2'a), 2.60 (1H, s, C=CH), 3.01 (1H, ddd, Jl',2'b 9.0, J2'b,3'= 5.2 andJ2'a,2'b= 15.0 Hz, H-2'b), 4.34 (1H, d,J2'b,3'= 5.2 Hz, H-3'), 4.40 (1H, d, Js'a,s'b = 11.2 Hz), 4.96 (1H, d, Js'a,s'b = 11.2 Hz), 6.34 (1H, d, Jl',2'a=
3.2 and Jl',2'b= 9.0 Hz, H-1'), 7.46-7.51, 7.61-7.65 and 8.09-8.11 (SH, each as m, Ph), 7.70 (1H, d, JMe,~= 1.2 Hz), 8.47 (1H, br); FAB-MS (nalz) 371 (M++H).
1-[5-O-Benzoyl-2-deoxy-4-ethynyl-3-O-methanesulfonyl-[3-D-threo-pentofuranosyl]thymine (5) To a pyridine (3.5 mL) solution of 4 (110.9 mg, 0.30 mmol) was added MsCI(0.12 mL, 1.5 mmol) at 0 °C under Ar atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred for 6 h.
The reaction mixture was partitioned between CHC13/sat. aqueous NaHC03. Silica gel column chromatography (1.5% MeOH in CH2Cl2) of the organic layer gave 5 (105.2 mg, 78%) as a foam:

(CDCl3)81.92 (3H, d, JMe,~= 1.2 Hz, Me-5), 2.43 (1H, dd, Jl',2'a= 3.6 arid J2'a,z'b= 16.0 Hz, H-2'a), 2.72 (1H, s, C=CH), 3.07 (3H, s, S02Me), 3.23 (1H, ddd, Jl',2'b= 8.2, J2'b,3'= 5.2 and J2'a,2'b= 16.0 Hz, H-2'b), 4.72 (1H, d, Js'a,s'b = 11.2 Hz), 4.76 (1H, d, Js'a,s'b = 11.2 Hz), 5.37 (1H, d,J2'b,3' = 5.2 Hz, H-3'), 6.56 (1H, d, Jl',2'a= 3.6 and Jl',2'b= 98.2 Hz, H-1'), 7.36 (1H, d, JMe,~= 1.2 Hz), 7.47-7.51, 7.60-7.64 and 8.07-8.10 (SH, each as m, Ph), 8.32 (1H, br); FAB-MS (ml~) 449 (M++H).

5'-O-Benzoyl-2',3'-didehydro-3'-deoxy-4'-ethynylthymidine (6) To an CH3CN (4 mL) solution of 5 (101.9 mg, 0.23 mmol) was added DBN (67 ESL, 0.54 mmol) at 0 °C under Ar atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred at 80 °C for 9 h. The reaction mixture was neutralized by adding AcOH, and partitioned between CHC13/sat.
aqueous NaHC03. Silica gel column chromatography (1.5% MeOH in CHZC12) of the organic layer gave 6 (60 mg, 74%) as solid: 1H NMR (CDC13)81.42 (3H, d, JMe,G= 1.2 Hz, Me-5), 2.70 (1H, s, C=sCH), ), 4.59 (1H, d, Js~a,s'b = 12.0 Hz, H-5'a), 4.76 (1H, d, JS~a,S'b = 12.0 Hz, H-5'b), 5.99 (1H, dd, Ji~,2~= 1.2, J~~,3~= 5.9, H-2'), 6.38 (1H, dd, Ji~,3~=
2.0 and J 2~,3~= 5.9 Hz, H-3'), 6.98 (1H, d, JMe,~= 1.2 Hz), 7.12 (1H, m, H-1'), 7.45-7.49, 7.60-7.63 and 8.00-8.03 (SH, each as m, Ph), 8.37 (1H, br); FAB-MS (nalz) 353 (M++H).
2',3'-Didehydro-3'-deoxy-4'-ethynylthymidine (7) (TKD-4-114, 4'-Ethynyl-d4T) To a MeOH (3 mL) suspension of 6 (56 mg, 0.16 mmol) was added 1 M NaOMe (0.32 mL, 0.32 nnnol) at 0 °C tinder Ar atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred at r.t. for 0 h. The reaction mixture was neutralized by adding AcOH and chromatographed on a silica gel column (2% MeOH in CHZC12) gave 7(35.8 mg, 90%) as solid.
Physical data of 7 (TKD-4-114) as set foreth above.
Chemical Synthesis of KMA-23-153: the carbocyclic analogue of TKD-4-114 (See Figure 6) KMA-23-153 was prepared as racemic a modification (a mixture of equal amount of D- and L-enantiomers) by a sequence of reactions shown in the Scheme set forth in figure 6. The Method for the preparation of starting material 2 has already been published:
See, Nato, et al., Cheat. Plaamra. Bull., 47, 1256-1264 (1999).
1-Hydroxymethyl-2-oxocyclopentanecarboxylic acid methyl ester (3 of Figure 6) To a suspension of 2 (lOg, 55.48 mmol) and HMPA (29 mL, 166.44 mmol) in THF
(450 ml) was added Bu3SnC1 (16.5 mL, 61.0 mmol) at 0° C under positive pressure of dry Ar . After stirring at 0 °C for 30 min, (CHZO)" (8.32 g, 277.4 mmol) was added to the mixture and the whole reaction mixture was stirred for 48 h at room temperature. The reaction mixture was partitioned between AcOEt and brine. The organic layer was dried (NaZS04), evaporated, and chromatographed on a silica gel column (hexane/EtOAc = 1/1). This gave 3 (7.13 g, 77%) as an oil.
1HNMR (CDC13) 8: 1.97-2.18 (2H, m, CHz), 2.21-2.25 (1H, m, CHZ), 2.29-2.53 (3H, m, OH
and CHZ), 2.62-2.66 (1H, m, CHZ), 3.74 (3H, s, Me), 3.81 (1H, dd, J= 11.2 and 8.0 Hz, CHZOH), 3.89 (1H, dd, J= 11.2 and 4.4 Hz, CHzOH).
1-(tent Butyldiplienylsilyloxymethyl)-2-oxo-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid methyl ester (4 of Figure 6) A mixW re of 3 (10.35 g, 60.1 mmol), imidazole (8.18 g, 120.2 mmol), and TBDPSCI (15.6 ml, G0.1 mmol) in DMF (40 ml) was stirred for 16 h at room temperature under positive pressure of dry Ar. The mixture was partitioned between EtOAc and sat. aqueous NaHC03.
The organic layer was dried (NaZS04) and evaporated. The resulting syrupy residue was treated with MeOH (ca. 40 ml) to give the precipitated 4. This procedure was repeated further 3 times to give 4 (18.97 g, 77%) as a white solid.
1HNMR (CDCl3) 8:1.02 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 2.03-2.11 (2H, m, CH2), 2.26-2.35 (1H, m, CHZ), 2.41-2.53 (3H, m, CHZ), 3.65 (3H, s, Me), 3.87 (1H, d, J= 9.6 Hz, CH20Si), 4.09 (1H, d, J=
9.6 Hz, CH2OSi), 7.37-7.46 (GH, m, Ph), 7.61-7.G5 (4H, m, Ph).
1-(tes~t-Butyldiphenylsilyloxymethyl)-2-oxocyclopent-3-enecarboxylic acid methyl ester (5 of Figure 6) To a stirring mixture of 4 (3.58 g, 8.72 mmol) and Et3N (G.1 ml, 43.6 mmol) was added Me3SiOSOzCF3 (2.56 mL, 13.0 mmol) at 0° C under positive pressure of dry Ar. The mixture was stirred for 30 min at the same temperature, and then partitioned between CH2C12 and sat.
aqueous NaHC03. The organic layer was dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated. The residue was dissolved in DMSO (12 mL). To this solution was added Pd(OAc)2 (98 mg, 0.44 mmol), and the mixW re was stirred for 36 h under positive pressure of OZ. The mixture was partitioned between EtOAc and brine. The organic layer was dried (Na2S04), evaporated, and chromatographed on a silica gel column (hexane/EtOAc = 5/1) to give 5 (3.13 g, 88%) as a white solid.
1HNMR (CDC13) 8:0.97 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 2.99-3.05 (1H, m, CHZ), 3.21-3.2G (1H, m, CH2), 3.GG (3H, s, Me), 3.98 (1H, d, J= 10.0 Hz, CHZOSi), 4.18 ((1H, d, J= 10.0 Hz, CHZOSi),6.24-6.26 (1H, m, CH=CH), 7.37-7.45 (6H, m, Ph), 7.58-7.62 (4H, m, Ph), 7.86-7.88 (1H, 111, CH=CH).

1-(text-Butyldiphenylsilyloxymethyl)-(tyatzs-2-acetoxy)cyclopent-3-enecarboxylic acid methyl ester (6 of Figure 6) A mixture of NaBH4 (628 mg, 16.6 mmol) and MeOH (50 ml) was cooled and stirred at -70°C. To this was added a mixture of 5 (3.39 g, 8.3 mmol) and CeC13.7H20 (3.1 g, 8.3 mmol) in THF/MeOH = 1/1 (50 ml) dropwise over 15 min. The resulting suspension was stirred for 1 h at the -70 °. The reaction was quenched by adding AcOH
(ca. 1 mL). The reaction mixture was evaporated. The residue was suspended in MeCN (15 ml). To this suspension were added DMAP (1.02 g, 8.3 mmol), i-Pr2NEt (1.45 mL, 8.3 mmol) and Ac20 (1.57 mL, 16.6 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 30 min at 0 ° under positive pressure of dry Ar, and partitioned between CHZC12 and sat. aqueous NaHC03. The organic layer was dried (Na2SO4), evaporated, and chromatographed on a silica gel column (hexane/EtOAc =
4/1). This gave 6 (3.74 g, 100%) as an oil.
1HNMR (CDC13) 8: 1.02 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 1.87 (3H, s, Ac), 2.50-2.55 (1H, m, CH2), 2.91-2.97 (1H, m, CH2), 3.71 (3H, s, Me), 3.87 (1H, d, J= 9.6 Hz, CHZOSi), 4.08 (1H, d, J= 9.6 Hz, CHZOSi), 5.76-5.78 (1H, m, CH=CH), 5.99-6.00 (1H, m, CH=CH), 6.07-6.08 (1H, m, AcOCH), 7.29-7.45 (4H, m, Ph), 7.61-7.65 (4H, m, Ph).
1-(tent-Butyldiphenylsilyloxymethyl)-(tratas-4-hydroxy)cyclopent-2-enecarboxylic acid metliyl ester (7 of Figure 6) A mixture of 6 (1.87 g, 4.13 nnnol), PdCl2(MeCN)2 (106 mg, 0.41 mmol) andp-quinone 224 mg, 2.07mmo1) in THF (17 mL) was refluxed for 3 h under positive pressure of dry Ar. The mixture was partitioned between CH2C12 and sat. aqueous Na2S2O3. The organic layer was dried (Na2S04), evaporated. The residue was dissolved in MeOH (5 ml) and treated with KZCO3 (685 mg, 4.96 mmol) for 1 h with stirring. The mixture was partitioned between CHC13 and brine. The organic layer was dried (NaZSO~), evaporated, and chromatographed on a silica gel column (hexane/EtOAc = 6/1). This gave 7 (1.14 g, 67%) as an oil.
1HNMR (CDC13) 5:1.02 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 1.87 (1H, dd, J= 14.4 and 2.4 Hz, CH2), 2.73 (1H, dd, J= 14.4 and 7.2 Hz, CHZ), 3.65 (3H, s, Me), 3.79 (1H, d, J= 9.6 Hz, CHZOSi), 3.85 (1H, d, J= 9.6 Hz, CHZOSi), 4.82-4.87 (1H, m, CHOH), 5.84-5.87 (1H, m, CH=CH), 6.02-6.04 (1H, m, CH=CH), 7.38-7.44 (6H, m, Ph), 7.63-7.65 (4H, m, Ph).

1-(teat-Butyldiphenylsilyloxymethyl)-(cis-4-hydroxy)cyclopent-2-enecarboxylic acid methyl ester (8 of Figure 6) A mixture of 7 (1.08 g, 2.63 mmol) , Ph3P (897 mg, 3.42 mmol) and AcOH (301 ~.L, 5.26 11111101) in THF (10 mL) was cooled to 0 under positive pressure of dry Ar. To this was added dropwise diethyl azodicarboxylate (2.3 M solution in toluene, 1.49 mL, 3.42 mol). After stirring for 30 min, the mixture was partitioned between CHZC12 and sat.
aqueous NaHC03.
The organic layer was dried (Na2S04) and evaporated. The residue was treated with K2C03 (727 mg, 5.26 mmol) in MeOH (5 mL) for 1 h. The mixture was partitioned between CHC13 and brine. The organic layer was dried (Na2S04), evaporated, and chromatographed on a silica gel column (hexane/EtOAc = 4/1). This gave 8 (892 mg, 83%) as an oil.
1HNMR (CDC13) b:1.02 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 2.20-2.31 (3H, m, CH2 and OH), 3.70 (1H, d, J= 9.6 Hz, CHZOSi), 3.71 (3H, s, Me), 3.87 (1H, d, J= 9.6 Hz, CHZOSi), 4.76-4.81 (1H, m, CHOH), 5.88 (1H, d, J= 5.6 Hz, CH=CH), 6.03 (1H, dd, J= 5.6 and 2.4 Hz, CH=CH), 7.36-7.46 (6H, m, Ph), 7.61-7.65 (4H, m, Ph).
1-[cis-4-(tent-Butyldiphenylsilyloxymethyl)-trafzs-4-methoxycarbonylcyclopent-2-en-1-yl]thymine (9 of Figure 6) To a THF (25 mL) solution of PPh3 (2.28 g, 8.68 mmol) was added dropwise diethyl azodicarboxylate (2.3 M solution in toluene, 3.63 mL, 8.35 mol) at 0 °
under positive pressure of dry Ar. After stirring for 30 min, a THF (76 mL) suspension containing 8 (1.37 g, 3.34 mmol) and N3-benzoylthymine (1.15 g, 5.01 mmol) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred for 70 h at room temperature, evaporated, and then treated with 2 M
NaOMe in MeOH
(6.7 mL) for 2 h. Neutralization of the reaction mixture with AcOH (1.15 mL) was followed by partition between CHZC12 and sat. aqueous NaHCO3. The organic layer was dried (Na2S04), evaporated, and chromatographed on a silica gel column (hexane/EtOAc = 1/1).
This gave 9 (1.21 g, 70%) as a white foam.
~HNMR (CDC13) 8:1.05 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 1.74 (3H, d, J= 1.2 Hz, thymine-5-Me), 1.75 (1H, dd, J= 14.0 and 6.8 Hz, CHZ), 3.01 (1H, dd, J= 14.0 and 8.4 Hz, CHZ), 3.70 (3H, s, Me), 3.87 (1H, d, J= 10.0 Hz, CHZOSi), 3.90 (1H, d, J= 10.0 Hz, CHZOSi), 5.79 (1H, dd, J= 5.2 and 2.0 Hz, CH=CH), 5.83-5.88 (1H, m, CHN), 6.10 (1H, dd, J= 5.2 and 2.4 Hz, CH=CH), 6.88 (1H, q, J= 1.2 Hz, thymine-H-6), 4.36-7.47 (6H, m, Ph), 7.61-7.64 (4H, m, Ph), 8.89 ( 1 H, br, thymine-NH).

1-[cis-4-(test-Butyldiphenylsilyloxymethyl)-tra~as-4-ethynylcyclopent-2-en-1-yl]thymine (10 of Figure 6) , To a CHZCl2 (10 mL) solution of 9 (550 mg, 1.06 mmol) was added dropwise i-BuZAIH (1.01 M in toluene, 1.16 mL, 1.17 mmol) at-70 °C under positive pressure of dry Ar. After stirnng for 20 min, an additional i-BuZAIH (2.32 mL, 2.34 mmol) and added, and stirring was continued for further 20 min. Quenching with AcOH (200 mL) was followed by evaporation.
Short silica gel column chromatography (hexane/EtOAc = 1/5) gave the traps-4-hydroxymethyl derivative (294 mg). The tnaizs-4-hydroxymethyl derivative was dissolved in CHZC12 (10 mL), and oxidized with Dess-Martin periodinane (477 mg, 1.12 mmol).
After stirring for 1.5 h, the mixture was partitioned between CHZC12 and sat.
aqueous NaHC03. The organic layer was dried (NaZS04) and evaporated to give a crude trayas-4-aldehyde (274 mg).
The aldehyde was dissolved in MeOH containing I~ZC03 (310 mg, 2.24 mmol), and stirred forl0 min at 0 ° under positive pressure of dry Ar. To this was added dimethyl(1-diazo-2-oxopropyl)phosphonate* (270 mg, 1.4 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 1 h, and then partitioned between EtOAc and sat. aqueous NaHCO3. The organic layer was dried (Na2S04), evaporated, and chromatographed on a silica gel column (hexane/EtOAc = 1/1).
This gave 10 (138 mg, 27%) as a white foam.
1HNMR (CDCl3) 8:1.07 (9H, s, SiBu-t), 1.71 (3H, d, J= 1.2 Hz, thymine-5-Me), 2.02 (1H, dd, J= 13.2 and 7.6 Hz, CH2), 2.20 (1H, s, C=CH), 2.70 (1H, dd, J= 13.2 and 8.0 Hz, CHZ), 3.69 (1H, d, J= 9.6 Hz, CH20Si), 3.83 (1H, d, J= 9.6 Hz, CHZOSi), 5.76 (1H, dd, J= 5.2 and 2.0 Hz, CH=CH), 5.91-5.95 (1H, m, CHN), 6.02 (1H, dd, J= 5.2 and 2.4 Hz, CH=CH), 6.98 (1H, q, J= 1.2 Hz, thymine-H-6), 7.37-7.48 (6H, m, Ph), 7.63-7.66 (4H, m, Ph), 8.20 (1H, br, thymine-NH).
FAB-MS (r~z/z): 485 (M++H).
*For the preparation of this reagent, see: P. Gallant, L. D'Haenes, and M.
Vandewalle, S~fath.
Gonanau~z., 14, 155-161 (1984).
'The use of this reagent for the conversion of RCHO to RC=CH: I. Gillaizeau, I. M. Lagoja, S. P. Nolan, V. Aucagne, J. Rozenski, P. Herdewijn, and L. A. Agrofoglio, Eun.
J. Osg.
GhenZ., 666-671 (2003).

1-(cis-4-Hydroxymethyl-traps-4-ethynylcyclopent-2-en-1-yl)thymine (11, Figure 6):
I~MA-23-153 A mixture of 10 (101 mg, 0.21 mmol) and Bu4NF (1M solution in THF, 230 ~.L, 0.23 mmol) in THF (3 mL) was stirred for 2 h at room temperature. To this mixture were added 4-dimethylaminopyridine (51 mg, 0.42 lnmol), i-Pr2NEt (73 ~.L, 0.42 mmol), and Ac2O (80 ~L, 0.84 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min, and then partitioned between CH2C12 and sat. aqueous NaHC03. The organic layer was dried (Na2S04), evaporated, and chromatographed on a silica gel column (AcOEt). This gave the acetate (52 mg) as a white solid. This acetate was treated with NH3/MeOH (35 ml) below 0°C for 12 h. During evaporation of the solvent, precipitation occurred. The precipitate was washed with hot benzene (50 ml) to give an analytically pure 11 (31 mg, 60%).
1HNMR (CDC13) b: 1.96-1.94 (SH, m, CHZ, OH and thymine-5-Me), 2.30 (1H, s, C=CIA, 2.81 (1H, dd, J= 13.6 and 8.8 Hz, CHz), 3.65 (1H, dd, J= 10.0 and 7.6 Hz, CH
OH), 3.78 (1H, dd, J= 10.0 and 4.8 Hz, CH OH), 5.78-5.80 (1H, m, CH=CH), 5.85-5.89 (1H, m, CHN), 6.04-6.06 (1H, m, CH=CH), 7.10 (1H, q, J= 1.2 Hz, thymine-H-6), 8.09 (1H, br, thymine-NH). Anal. Calcd for C13H14NZO3~115 Hz0 : C, 62.49; H, 5.81; N, 11.21.
Found: C, 62.57; H, 5.65; N, 11.22.
Biological Activity Methods and Materials:
Chemicals: The 4'-D4T analogs (Fig. 1 ) were synthesized in the laboratory of Dr. Hiromichi Tanal~a, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Japan. The dThd, D4T and AZT were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich Coip. St.Louis, MO. The ddI was purchased from ICN Biochemicals Inc., Aurora, OH. The 3TC was received from Triangle Pharmaceuticals, Durham, NC. The LFd4C was received from Vion Inc., New Haven, CT. All other chemicals used were of reagent grade or higher.
Cell lines and virus: Both the H9 cell line, used for toxicity studies and virus propagation, and the MT-2 cell line, used for the antiviral activity studies were received from the AIDS
Research and Reference Reagent Program of the National Institutes of Health and were contributed by Dr. Robert Gallo and Dr. Douglas Richinan respectively. The HIV-1 strain IIIB was received from Dr. John Mellors.
Determination of antiviral activity: Compounds were tested in MT-2 cells infected with HIV-1 strain IIIB essentially as described previously (31). Briefly, serial dilutions of drugs are placed in triplicate wells of a 96 well tissue culture plate, then MT-2 cells grown in RPMI
1640 media supplemented with 10% dialyzed fetal bovine serum and 100 ~.g/ml kanamycin are added at 104 cells/100 ~,1 plus and minus 0.1 m.o.i. of HIV-1 IIIB. Five days later MTT
dye is added to the wells and the color of the tetrazolium dye measured at 595 nm was used to quantitate the cellular viability (20). Calculations of the percent protection and isobologram combination studies are described (12).
Cellular toxicity of nucleoside analogs: These dThd analogs have been evaluated in several cell lines; H9, CEM, MT-2 and HepG2. The basic procedures are similar. The cells are seeded a low concentration, then serial dilutions of test compound are added.
The CEM, MT-2 and H9 cell lines we use are grown iii RPMI 1640 supplemented with 10%
dialyzed fetal bovine serum and 10~g /ml kanamycin. After 48 to 96 h incubation at 37°
C in a 5% COZ
humidified incubator the assay is ended. The drug treated samples are compared to the untreated controls. This is accomplished in suspension cell lines by counting cell numbers either with a hemocytometer or by using a Coulter Counter. The HepG2, cells, a human hepatoma cell line, were grown in DMEM medium supplemented with 10% dialyzed fetal bovine serum and 10 ~g/ml kanamycin. The effect on HepG2,, a monolayer cell line, was quantified by staining with 1.0 % methylene blue dye dissolved in 50% ethanol, after decanting the growth medium. The cell layer is then solubilized in a 5%
sarkosyl solution and the resulting color is measured at 595 nm on a Molecular Devices model Vmax plate reading spectrophotometer (Memo Parlc, CA). The color of the untreated controls is compared to the dnig treated samples.
Mitochondrial DNA: The effect of nucleoside analogs on mtDNA content was assessed as described previously (2). Briefly, CEM cells maintained in RPMI 1640 supplemented with 10% dialyzed fetal bovine serum were plated at 2 X 105/ml into a 24 well tissue culture plate.
Cells treated with drugs at various concentrations either as single agents or in combination were grown for four days. Cells were then harvested, treated with proteinase K
and DNase free RNase. Extracts were applied to nylon membranes and hybridized with an mtDNA
probe. After stripping the membrane the load was normalized by rehybridizing the membrane with an Alu probe. Blots were quantitated with a Molecular Dynamics personal densitometer SI with ImageQuaNT analysis software.
Monophosphor ylation of Analogs by Thymidine Kinase: All the analogs were tested for their ability to be phosphorylated by thymidine kinase (TK-1) from CEM cells.
This enzyme was purified by an affinity column technique developed in this laboratory (7).
Thymidine analogs (250 uM) were incubated in a mixture that contained 150 mM Tris HCl pH
7.5, 2.4 mM ATP, 2.4 mM MgCl2, 0.6 mgs creatine phosphate, 5.8 units of creatine phosphokinase, 0.19 mgs albumin and 0.07 units of TK-1 in a total volume of 200 ul. At the end of the incubation time the reaction was stopped by the addition of 3 parts cold HPLC
grade methanol. After incubating on ice for at least 10 min. the methanol insoluble material is precipitated by centrifugation and the methanol soluble supernatants were placed into clean microfuge tubes. These samples were brought to dryness in a Speedvac Centrifuge. The samples were dissolved in water and separated on a Shimatzu HPLC model SCL
lOAvp using a gradient of water to 300mM potassium phosphate and a Whatman 10/25 particle SAX
column. Km and relative Vmax studies were done in a similar fashion, using the same mixture and different amounts of substrate and enzyme.
Acid stability studies: Nucleoside samples were mixed with 1N HCl and incubated at 37° C
for 2.5 h. Then the samples were examined by HPLC using a Bechman ODS column employing a gradient of water to 80% methanol.
Thymidine Phosphorylase Assays: Nucleoside analogs (100 ~.M) were incubated in 75 mM
potassium phosphate buffer pH 7.3 at 37 ° C using a partially purred prepartion of human liver extract (28) as a source of the thymidine phosphorylase (TP). After incubation, the reaction was stopped by the addition of trichloroacetic acid to a final concentration of 15 %.
The samples were then incubated on ice. After the acid insoluble components were removed by centrifugation, the supernatant was neutralized by two extractions with one half volume of trioctylamine/freon (45: 55). The aqueous supernatants were examined by HPLC
using the Beclanan ODS column method, as described in Acid Stability Studies.

Thymidine Kinase Assays: The thymidine kinase assays were the same as that described previously (21). Briefly, the assay uses [14C]-dThd (100 ~.M, 6.7mCi/mmol) in a mixture that contains 2.4 mM ATP-Mg, 156 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.5, 0.23 mg creative phosphate, 7 ~.g creative phospho kinase, 67 ~g BSA and 1.9 mM DTT in a 75 ~1 volume. The reactions were incubated for various amounts of time, then they were terminated by spotting 50 ~,1 aliquots onto DE-81 anion exchange discs (Whatlnan Inc.,Clifton, NJ) that was immersed immediately in 95% ethanol. After two additional washes in ethanol, the discs were dried and placed in scintillation vials that contained 5 ml SafeScint Scintillation Coclctail (American Bioanalytical, Natick, MA). The amount of radioactivity, which represents the amount of dTMP formed, was quantitated in a Beckman LSSOOOTD Scintillation Counter (Beckman Instniments Inc., Palo Alto, CA).
Results of Biological Activity:
Antiviral effect of 4'-substituted D4T analogs:
Experiments were perfornied in the MT-2/IIIB anti HIV-1 system by adding compounds substituted at the 4' position of D4T with a methyl, vinyl, ethynyl, ethynyhnethyl, ethynylchloro, allyl or cyano group (Fig.l). The results indicated that the 4'-ethynyl analog was more effective against HIV and less toxic than the parental compound D4T.
Whereas, 4'-cyano D4T and 4'-ethynyhnethyl D4T were less active than D4T against HIV
(Fig.B) The 4'-methyl, 4'-vinyl, 4'-ethynylchloro and 4'-allyl substituted D4T analogs did not achieve a ECSO at a concentration of 100 ~M. A summary of the ECSO against HIV of these compounds together with D4T is shown in Table 1, below.
Table 1: The Effect of 4'-Substituted D4T Analogs on HIV.
Compound ECSO (~M)a IDSO (~M) D4T 1.3 0.4 98.0 ~ 10.8 4'-methyl D4T >100d >100 4'-vinyl D4T >100d >100 4'-ethynyl D4T 0.25 0.144 >256 4'-ethynylmethyl 4.0 1.6 >100 4'-ethynylchloro >100 63.3 ~ 20.8 4'-allyl D4T ~ >100 >100 4'-cyano D4T 7.0 2.6 >100 a) Effective concentration required to achieve 50% protection from HIV in MT-2 cells.
b) Concentration required to inhibit MT-2 cell growth by 50%.
c) The highest concentration tested.
d) ECSO reported previously (17).
To determine whether 4'-ethynyl D4T acts as a dThd analog against HIV, the effect of the addition of dThd or dCyd on the antivirial activity of 4'-ethynyl D4T was examined. To prevent the possibility that dCyd could be deaminated to dUrd in cells, a cytidine deaminase inhibitor, tetrahydro uridine, at a nontoxic level, was also added. It was observed that dThd decreased the antiviral effect of 4'-ethynyl D4T in a concentration dependent manner.
However, dCyd had no significant effect on the activity of 4'-ethynyl D4T
against HIV (Fig.
9).
To assess its interaction with other antiviral nucleoside analogs the antiviral isobolograms of 4'ethynyl D4T in combination with 3TC, LFd4C, ddI and AZT were generated.
4' Ethynyl D4T was shown to have synergistic interactions with 3TC and LFd4C against HIV
(Fig. 10), and the Synergy Index (SI) was determined by measuring the relative distance from the line indicating an additive drug effect. However, its antiviral effect with ddI and AZT was only additive (data not shown).
Cellular Toxicity: The effect of the 4'-substituted D4T analogs on cell growth and mtDNA
content was determined in CEM cells (Table 2a, set forth below). None of those analogs, with the exception of 4'-ethyrylchloro D4T, could retard four day cell growth with an IDSO less than 100 pM. Results of 72 h toxicity studies in HepG2 cells also showed that the IDSO for D4T, 4'-vinyl D4T and 4'-ethynyl D4T was greater than 100 ~M. 4'-Ethynyl D4T
could decrease intracellular mitochondrial DNA with an IDSO of 100 yM, which is 10 times higher concentration than that of D4T. In view of the synergistic interaction of 4'-ethynyl D4T with 3TC and LFd4C against HIV, the interaction of those compounds on cell growth was also assessed. In H9 cells during a 48 h assay no significant increase in toxic interactions was observed (Table 2b, below).

Table 2a: Toxicity of Nucleoside Analogs in CEM Cells.
Compound Cellular a Mitochondria) DNA Content IDso (~,M) D4T G0.0 ~ 18.0 9.3 ~ 1.4 4'-methyl D4T >100 (114 ~ 2) -4'-vinyl D4T >100 (78 ~ 21) -4'-ethynyl D4T >100 (77 ~ 16) >100 (94 ~ 4) 4'-ethynylmethyl >100 (94 ~ 20) >100 (116 t 26) 4'-ethynylchloro 62.6 ~ 10.0 -4'-ally) D4T >100 -4'-cyano D4T >100 (60 ~ 1) >100 (264 ~ 23) ddC 5.51.8 0.150.12 3TC >200 (77 ~ 28) >200 (114 ~ 2) Procedures described in Materials and Methods: a) Toxicity determined by cell counts compared to untreated controls. b) Mitochondria) DNA content determined by Southern Blot analysis and densitometer readings compared to that of untreated CEM control cells. The numbers are means of ~.M concentrations and standard deviations that cause 50 % inhibition of control cells. The numbers in parentheses represent the mean and standard deviations of percentage of untreated CEM control cells at the concentration indicated.

Table 2b: Toxicity of 4'-ethynyl D4T in H-9 Cells Alone and in Combination with Other Anti-HIV Compounds as Percent of Untreated Controls.*
Conc. of 4'-ethynyl D4T (wM) No additive 100 ~ 5 97 ~ 7 102 ~ 6 Plus LFd4C (~M) Plus 3TC (pM) *H-9 cells were grown as described in Materials and Methods for 48h in the presence of single compounds or in combination. Three or more wells were counted in duplicate for each condition using a Coulter Counter. Numbers represent means and standard deviations.
Interaction of 4'-substituted D4T analogs with TIC-1: The potential of these compounds to be phosphorylated by purified human TK-1 was assessed (Table 3a, below). AZT
was converted to the monophoshate form half as fast as dThd, while the rate of 4'-methyl D4T, and 4'-vinyl D4T are similar to the rate of D4T (approximately 2 percent of dThd). The conversion rate of 4'-ethynyl D4T was superior to D4T with a confidence level of 0.06.
There was no significant difference in the phosphorylation rates of 4'-ethynyl D4T and 4'-ethynylchloro D4T with a confidence level of 0.91 using a two tailed test. The Km of 4'-ethynyl D4T was assessed to be 52 l~M, which is lower than 133 wM for D4T but higher than dThd. To be sure that none of these dThd analogs act as a potent inhibitor of TK-1, even if they are not substrates, dThd, AZT, D4T, and the 4'-substitLtted analogs of D4T were added to a thymidine lcinase assay at a concentration 10 fold higher than that of the [14C~-dThd, then the amount of conversion to [14C]-dTMP was compared to reactions with no additions (Table 3b, below). Compounds that are phosphorylated well by TK-1 such as AZT can affect the amount of phosphorylayed dThd. The addition of D4T or its analogs that are poorly phosphorylated, even in a 10 fold excess have less effect than AZT on [1~C]-dThd phosphorylation by TK-1.
Table 3a: Phosphorylation by Human Cytoplasmic Thymidine Kinase Compound Km (~M) Relative Vmax dThd 2.6* 100 ~T - 55.59.7 D4T 133 2.1 ~ 0.7 4'-methyl D4T - 1.6 ~ 0.5 4'-vinyl D4T - 1.8 ~ 0.5 4'-ethynyl D4T 52 3.8 ~ 0.8 4'-ethynyhnethyl D4T - 2.5 ~ 0.9 4'-ethynylchloro D4T - 3.9 ~ 1.0 4'-allyl D4T - 0.4 ~ 0.2 4'-cyano D4T - 1.1 ~ 0.2 250 pM dThd or analog and 2.4 mM ATP were incubated with 0.07 unit of TK-1 at 37 ° C for 285 min. Value published previously (21).

Table 3b: Effect of the Addition of Thymidine Analogs to a Thymidine Kinase Assay.*
Nucleoside added Percent of Activity dThd 9.1 ~ 3.2 AZT 5.4 ~ 2.3 D4T lOG.3 ~ 7.7 4'-methyl D4T 103.8 ~ 9.9 4'-vinyl D4T 99.5 ~ G.9 4'-ethynyl D4T 83.9 ~ 6.1 4'-ethynylmethyl D4T 74.0 ~ 7.9 4'-ethynylchlor0 D4T 53.2 ~ 9.2 4'-allyl D4T 110.8 ~ 9.0 4'-cyano D4T 71.8 ~ 8.2 *The assays were performed essentially as described in Material and Methods except the [14 C]-dThd concentration in the assay was reduced to 25 ~M and the concentration of the added nucleoside was 250 q,M.
Interaction with Thvmidine Phosphorylase and Acid Stability of 4'-ethynyl D4T:
Partially purified preparation of thymidine phosphorylase (TP) from human liver was utilized for these shidies. dThd broke down very quickly while D4T was at least 10 times slower. The brealc down of 4'ethynyl D4T was below the detection level during the whole incubation period studied (Fig 11). The stability of D4T and 4'-ethynyl D4T at pH 1 and at 37' C was examined for 2.5 h. No detectable breakdown of either compound was detected.
Discussion:
D4T is an effective anti-HIV D-dideoxy-thymidine analog. Its limiting clinical toxicity, upon long term treatment, is peripheral neuropathy, which is associated with its action of decreasing the mitochr0ndrial DNA content of peripheral neurons (4, 5, 33, 34). The biochemical determinants of the action of D4T are different from those of 3TC, ddI or ddC.
An analog of D4T, which has more potent anti-HIV activity and less impact on nuclear or mitochondrial DNA synthesis, could have better therapeutic effect than D4T and could substitute for D4T in anti-HIV combination therapy. Thus, the synthesis of D4T
analogs with better pharmacological properties is a direction which has been taken in anti-HIV drug discovery. Among all the 4'-substituted D4T analogs, synthesized by us and others, 4'-ethynyl D4T is the most active one against HIV in culture. Maag et.al described a 4'-azido i D4T that was inactive against HIV at non-toxic levels (29) and O-Yang et.al describe three 4'-substituted D4T analogs that were non-toxic and had no anti-HIV activity (32).
D4T is catabolized, rather quickly, into beta-aminoisobutyric acid and thymine by the hepatocytes of the liver (38). The enzyme responsible for this brealcdown is TP, which in the presence of phosphate breaks dThd into thymine and 2-deoxy-D-ribose-1-phosphate. By incubating 4'-ethynyl D4T and D4T with a partially purified preparation of human liver TP, it was shown that 4'-ethynyl D4T was much more resistant to TP than D4T. This indicates that 4'-ethyryl has an additional advantage over D4T from a pharmacolcinetic point of view.
Furthermore, 4'-ethynyl D4T is also as stable as D4T in an acidic condition that mimics the stomach (data not shown). This suggests that 4'-ethynyl D4T could be an orally active agent like D4T. Detailed pharmacolcinetic studies will be performed in the future.
Since 4'-ethynyl D4T is more potent than D4T, it is conceivable that 4'-ethynyl D4T could have less viral drug resistance issues. When 4'-ethynyl D4T is employed at the same dosage as D4T to the patient, the viral load will be much less, thereby, decreasing the probable occurrence of resistant strains. It may also be possible to give 4'-ethynyl D4T at higher dosage than D4T, since 4'-ethynyl D4T is less inhibitory to cell growth and causes less mitochondrial DNA
decrease than D4T. However, the determination of the amount of 4'-ethynyl D4T
that can be safely used will require further investigation.
Monotherapy allows the development of resistant strains of virus to occur more readily than combination therapy. It is therefore necessary for an antiviral compound to worlc in conjunction with other approved antiviral dnigs which have different biochemical determinants of drug resistance. If the compounds are synergistic, or at least additive, with respect to their antiviral activity, but not to their cytotoxic effect on the host cells, improved therapy can be achieved. Indeed, combination therapy for HIV has made tremendous progress in the management of AIDS and D4T is often used as one of the drugs in combination protocols. To assess the potential use of 4'-ethynyl D4T in combination therapy, we examined the interaction of this compound with four antiviral nucleoside analogs. 4'-Ethynyl D4T is synergistic with 3TC and LFd4C (Fig. 9) and additive with AZT and ddI
(data not shoum) with respect to the anti-HIV activity, but not to cytotoxicity (Table 2b). This suggests that 4'-ethynyl D4T could be a usefiil compound for combination therapy and could be useful against virus resistant to currently used nucleosides by increasing their effectiveness through a synergistic response. The activity of 4'-ethynyl D4T against virus resistant to other nucleoside analogs is currently being investigated.
The underlying mechanism that makes 4'-ethynyl D4T more active than the other 4'-substituted D4T analogs sW died against HIV is not clear. Deoxynucleoside analogs typically are converted into 5'triphosphate metabolites that are substrates for viral DNA polymerases.
Triphosphate metabolites of known anti-HIV dideoxy nucleosides interact preferentially with viral reverse transcriptase and act as chain terminators when they are incorporated into a DNA strand. The formation of the monophosphate metabolite is the first step in the process to become a triphosphate metabolite. The 4'-substituted D4T compounds, like D4T, are dThd analogs, so we used purified TK-1 to test whether it could phosphorylate these analogs to their respective monophosphate forms. The results showed that 4'-ethynyl D4T
was phosphorylated twice as fast as D4T although at a much slower rate than that of dThd or AZT. It is interesting to note that the 4'-methyl D4T and 4'-vinyl D4T analogs were phosphorylated at the same rate as D4T, but neither had significant anti-HIV
activity. Thus, it can be concluded that the lack of activity of some of these 4'-substituted D4T
analogs against HIV is not due to their inability to be phosphoiylated by TK-1. The phosphorylation of 4'-ethynyl D4T by TK-1 is an essential step, but is not sufficient to have antiviral activity. Since its antiviral effect could be neutralized by dThd but not dCyd, 4'-ethynyl D4T, like D4T, acts as a dThd analog but the antiviral mechanism of action of 4'-ethynyl D4T could still be quite different from that of D4T. Our unpublished results indicate that D4T could be more efficiently phosphorylated to the triphosphate metabolite than 4'-ethynyl D4T
using a CEM
cellular extract supplemented with partially purified TK-1 and recombinant human dTMP
kinase. This raises the question of whether the 4'-ethynyl D4TMP is the active metabolite instead of 4'-ethynyl D4TTP and requires further investigation.
In conclusion, 4'-ethynyl D4T is more potent against HIV and less toxic than D4T in cell culW re. It is expected to have pllarmacol~inetic advantages over D4T, since it is not a substrate of Thymidine Phosphoiylase. Thus, 4'-ethynyl D4T shows excellent potential as a new anti-HIV drug.

It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description and examples are illustrative of practicing the present invention, but are in no way limiting.
Variations of the detail presented herein may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims.
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Claims (46)

1. A compound according to the formula I, II, III, IV or V:
wherein B is nucleoside base according to the structure:
R is H, F, Cl, Br, I, C1-C4 alkyl, -C=N, -C.ident.C-R a , X is H, C1-C4 alkyl (preferably, CH3), F, Cl, Br or I;
Z is O or CH2, with the proviso that Z is CH2 and not O when the compound is according to general formula II, R3 is -C.ident.C-H and R2 is H or a phosphate, diphosphate, triphosphate or phosphotriester group;
R1 is H, an acyl group, a C1-C20 alkyl or an ether group;

R2 is H, an acyl group, a C1-C20 alkyl or ether group, a phosphate, diphosphate, triphosphate, phosphodiester group or a Nu is a radical of a biologically active antiviral compound such that an amino group or hydroxyl group from said biologically active antiviral compound forms a phosphate, phosphoramidate, carbonate or urethane group with the adjacent moiety;
R8 is a C1-C20 alkyl or ether group;
k is 0-12, preferably, 0-2;
R3 is selected from a C1-C4 alkyl (preferably, CH3), -(CH2)n C.ident.C-R a, R3a and R3b are independently selected from H, F, Cl, Br or I ;
R4 and R5 are independently selected from H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, C1-C4 alkyl (preferably, CH3), -(CH2)n -C.ident.C-R a, with the proviso that R4 and R5 are not both H;
R a is H, F, Cl, Br, I, or -C1-C4 alkyl, preferably H or CH3;
Y is H, F, Cl, Br, I or -C1-C4 alkyl, preferably H or CH3; and n is 0, 1, 2,3, 4 or 5, preferably 0, 1 or 2;

and their anomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or polymorphs thereof.
2. The compound according to claim 1 of formula II or IV wherein B is
3. The compound according to claim 1 or 2 of formula IV wherein R3 is an ethynyl group;
R is a C1-C3 alkyl group;
R3a and R3b are both H; and R2 is H, an acyl group, a phosphate, diphosphate, triphosphate or phosphodiester group.
4. The compound according to any of claims 1-3 wherein R2 is H or an acyl group.
5. The compound according to claim 2 of formula II or IV
wherein R3 is an ethynyl group or a -CH2-CH=CH2 group;
R is a C1-C3 alkyl group;
R3a and R3b are both H; and R2 is group;
Nu is a radical of an anti-HIV nucleoside selected from the group consisting of 3TC, BLFd4C, FTC, BLFddC, AZT, d4T, ddI, ddC, abacavir and ddA, wherein a 5' hydroxyl group from said anti-HIV nucleoside forms a phosphate or carbonate linker;
R8 is H or a C1-C20 alkyl or ether group; and k is 0 to 2.
6. The compound according to any of claims 1-5 wherein R is CH3.
7. The compound according to claim 5 of formula IV
wherein R3 is an ethynyl group;
R is a CH3 group; and R3a and R3b are both H.
8. The compound according to any of claims 1-7 wherein Z is O.
9. The compound according to any of claims 1-7 wherein Z is CH2.
10. The compound according to any of claims 1-9 wherein R2 is H.
11. The compound according to any of claims 1-9 wherein R2 is a group;
R8 is H or a C1-C20 alkyl or ether group; and k is 0 to 2.
12. The compound according to any of claims 1, 5 or 11 wherein R8 is H or a C1-C12 alkyl group and k is 0.
13. The compound according to any of claims 1, 5, 11 or 12 wherein R8 is H.
14. The compound according to claim 6 of formula II wherein R3 is a -CH2-CH=CH2 group.
15. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a compound according to any of claims 1-14 in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, additive or excipient.
16. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a compound according to any of claims 1-14 in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, additive or excipient and at least one additional anti-HIV agent.
17. The composition according to claim 16 wherein said anti-HIV agent is selected from the group consisting of ddC, abacavir, ddI, ddA, 3TC, AZT, D4T, FTC, FddC, Fd4C, Atazanavir, Adefovir dipivoxyl, Tenofovir disoproxil, Etecavir, Indinavir, KHI-227. 2-[3-[3-(S)-[[(Tetrahydrofuranyloxy)carbonyl]amino-4-phenyl-2(R)-hydroxybutyl]]-N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)decahydro-3-isoquinolinecarboxamide, VB-11,328, KNI-174, Val-Val-Sta, CPG53820, bis-Val HOEt-N2 aza-peptide isostere, C2-Sym Phosphinic amide derivative, 2,5-Diamino-N,N'-bis(N-benzyloxycarbonyluelyl)-1,6-diphenyl-3(S),4(S)-hexanediol BzOCValPhe[diCHOH(SS]PheValBzOC, 2,5,-Diamino-N,N'-bis(N-benzyloxycarbonyluelyl)-1,6-diphenyl-3(R),4(R)-hexanediol BzOCValPhe[diCHOH(RR]PheValBzOC, [bis(SATE)ddAMP], BILA 2186 BS, Agenerase, A-98881, A-83962, A-80987, (2-Naphthalcarbonyl)Asn[decarbonylPhe-hydroxyethyl]ProOtertButyl , 2-Aminobenzylstatine Valyl Cbz derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-ValNH)3PhPr[14]paracyclophane derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-ValNH)3PhPr[13]paracyclophane derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-ValNH)3PhPr[13]metacyclophane derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-Tle)3PhPr[14]paracyclophane derivative, 1-(20HPr)-4-substituted-piperazine (cyclopropyl), thieneyl carbamate derivative, 1-(20HPr)-4-substituted-piperazine (cyclobutyl), thienyl carbamate derivative, 1-(20HPr)-4-substituted-piperazine (3-pentyl), thienyl carbamate derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-ValNH)3PhPr[17]paracyclophane derivative, A-81525, XM323, Tipranavir , ThienopyridCON thienyl urethane derivatives, SDZ PRI 053, SD146, Telinavir, (R)2QuinCOAsnPhe[CHOHCH2]PipCONHtBu, Saquinavir Saquinavir/Melfinavir derivative, IsoquinCON Thf-Thf Urethane Analog , IsoquinCON
thienyl urethane analog, R-87366, DMP 460, L685,434, L685,434-6-Hydroxyl derivative, L685,434-OEtNMe2 , L685,434-OPrMorph derivative , L689,502 , Lasinavir , Aluviran , Nelfinavir-octahydro-thienopyridine analog, P9941, Palinavir, And Penicillin, 2Isoquin-OHPrNH2 analog.
17. The composition according to claim 16 wherein said anti-HIV agent is selected from the group consisting of ddC, abacavir, ddI, ddA, 3TC, AZT, D4T, FTC, FddC and Fd4C.
18. A method of treating a viral infection in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound according to any of claims 1-14 in a pharmaceutically acceptable additive, carrier or excipient.
19. The method according to claim 18 wherein said viral infection is caused by a virus selected from the group consisting of human immunodeficiency viruses 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2), human T-cell leukemia virus 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), respiratory syncytial vines (RSV), human papilloma virus (HPV), adenovirus, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C
vines (HCV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), varicella zoster virus (VZV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8, also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated virus) and flaviviruses, including Yellow Fever virus, Dengue virus, Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile viruses.
20. The method according to claim 19 wherein said virus is HIV 1 or 2.
21. The method according to any of claims 18-20 wherein said compound is coadministered with at least one anti-HIV agent.
22. The method according to claim 21 wherein said anti-HIV agent is selected from the group consisting of ddC, abacavir, ddI, ddA, 3TC, AZT, D4T, FTC, FddC, Fd4C, Atazanavir, Adefovir dipivoxyl, Tenofovir disoproxil, Etecavir, Indinavir, KHI-227. 2-[3-[3-(S)-[[(Tetrahydrofuranyloxy)carbonyl]amino]-4-phenyl-2(R)-hydroxybutyl]]-N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)decahydro-3-isoquinolinecarboxamide, VB-11,328, KNI-174, Val-Val-Sta, CPG53820, bis-Val HOEt-N2 aza-peptide isostere, C2-Sym Phosphinic amide derivative, 2,5-Diatniizo-N,N'-bis(N-benzyloxycarbonyluelyl)-1,6-Biphenyl-3(S),4(S)-hexanediol BzOCValPhe[diCHOH(SS]PheValBzOC, 2,5,-Diamino-N,N'-bis(N-benzyloxycarbonyluelyl)-1,6-diphenyl-3(R),4(R)-hexanediol BzOCValPhe[diCHOH(RR]PheValBzOC, [bis(SATE)ddAMP], BILA 2186 BS, Agenerase, A-98881, A-83962, A-80987, (2 Naphthalcarbonyl)Asn[decarbonylPhe-hydroxyethyl]ProOtertButyl , 2-Aminobenzylstatine Valyl Cbz derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-ValNH)3PhPr[14]paracyclophane derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-ValNH)3PhPr[13]paracyclophane derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-ValNH)3PhPr[13]metacyclophane derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-Tle)3PhPr[14]paracyclophane derivative, 1-(20HPr)-4-substituted-piperazine (cyclopropyl), thieneyl carbamate derivative, 1-(20HPr)-4-substituted-piperazine (cyclobutyl), thienyl carbamate derivative, 1-(20HPr)-4-substituted-piperazine (3-pentyl), thienyl carbamate derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-ValNH)3PhPr[17]paracyclophane derivative, A-81525, XM323, Tipranavir , ThienopyridCON thienyl urethane derivatives, SDZ PRI053, SD146, Telinavir, (R)2QuinCOAsnPhe[CHOHCH2]PipCONHtBu, Saquinavir Saquinavir/Melfinavir derivative, IsoquinCON Thf-Thf Urethane Analog , IsoquinCON
thienyl urethane analog, R-87366, DMP 460, L685,434, L685,434-6-Hydroxyl derivative, L685,434-OEtNMe2 , L685,434-OPrMorph derivative , L689,502 , Lasinavir , Aluviran , Nelfinavir-octahydro-thienopyridine analog, P9941, Palinavir, Penicillin, 2Isoquiil-OHPrNH2 analog, and mixtures thereof.
23. The method according to claim 20 wherein said anti-HIV agent is selected from the group consisting of ddC, abacavir, ddI, ddA, 3TC, AZT, D4T, FTC, FddC and Fd4C.
24. A method of reducing the likelihood or delaying the onset of a viral infection in a patient at risk for infection, said method comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound according to any of claims 1-14.
25. The method according to claim 24 wherein said virus is selected from the group consisting of human immunodeficiency viruses 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2), human T-cell leukemia viruses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human papilloma virus (HPV), adenovirus, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), varicella zoster virus (VZV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8, also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated virus) and flaviviruses, including Yellow Fever virus, Dengue virus, Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile viruses.
26. The method according to claim 25 wherein said virus is HIV 1 or 2.
27. The method according to claim 26 wherein said compound is coadministered with at least one additional anti-HIV agent.
28. The method according to claim 27 wherein said additional anti-HIV agent is selected from the group consisting of ddC, abacavir, ddI, ddA, 3TC, AZT, D4T, FTC, FddC, Fd4C, Atazanavir, Adefovir dipivoxyl, Tenofovir disoproxil, Etecavir, Indinavir, KHI-227. 2-[3-[3-(S)-[[(Tetrahydrofuranyloxy)carbonyl]amino]-4-phenyl-2(R)-hydroxybutyl]]-N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)decahydro-3-isoquinolinecarboxamide, VB-11,328, KNI-174, Val-Val-Sta, CPG53820, bis-Val HOEt-N2 aza-peptide isostere, C2-Sym Phosphinic anode derivative, 2,5-Diamino-N,N'-bis(N-benzyloxycarbonyluelyl)-1,6-diphenyl-3(S),4(S)-hexanediol BzOCValPhe[diCHOH(SS]PheValBzOC, 2,5,-Diamino-N,N'-bis(N-benzyloxycarbonyluelyl)-1,6-diphenyl-3 (R),4(R)-hexanediol BzOCValPhe[diCHOH(RR]PheValBzOC, [bis(SATE)ddAMP], BILA 2186 BS, Agenerase, A-98881, A-83962, A-80987, (2-Naphthalcarbonyl)Asn[decarbonylPhe-hydroxyethyl]ProOtertButyl , 2-Aminobenzylstatine Valyl Cbz derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-ValNH)3PhPr[14]paracyclophane derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-ValNH)3PhPr[13]paracyclophane derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-ValNH)3PhPr[13]metacyclophane derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-Tle)3PhPr[14]paracyclophane derivative, 1-(20HPr)-4-substituted-piperazine (cyclopropyl), thieneyl carbamate derivative, 1-(20HPr)-4-substituted-piperazine (cyclobutyl), thienyl carbamate derivative, 1-(20HPr)-4-substituted-piperazine (3-pentyl), thienyl carbamate derivative, 10H-2(Cbz-ValNH)3PhPr[17]paracyclophane derivative, A-81525, XM323, Tipranavir , ThienopyridCON thienyl urethane derivatives, SDZ PRI 053, SD146, Telinavir, (R)2QuinCOAsnPhe[CHOHCH2]PipCONHtBu, Saquinavir Saquinavir/Melfinavir derivative, IsoquinCON Thf-Thf Urethane Analog , IsoquinCON
thienyl urethane analog, R-87366, DMP 460, L685,434, L685,434-6-Hydroxyl derivative, L685,434-OEtNMe2 , L685,434-OPrMorph derivative , L689,502 , Lasinavir , Aluviran , Nelfinavir-octahydro-thienopyridine analog, P9941, Palinavir, And Penicillin, 2Isoquin-OHPrNH2 analog.
29. The method according to claim 27 or 28 wherein said anti-HIV agent is selected from the group consisting of ddC, abacavir, ddI, ddA, 3TC, AZT, D4T, FTC, FddC and Fd4C.
30. A method of reducing the likelihood or delaying the onset of a condition secondary to a virus infection in a patient at risk for the development of said condition, said method comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound according to any of claims 1 to 14 to said patient.
31. The method according to claim 30 wherein said condition is AIDS.
32. A method of treating a patient in need thereof for an HIV infection with combination therapy, said method comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a combination of at least compound according to any of claims 1 to 14 in combination with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of nucleoside reverse transcriptase iWibitors (NRTI), non-nucloeoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, fusion inhibitors and mixtures thereof.
33. A method of treating a patient in need thereof for an HIV infection with combination therapy, said method comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a combination of at least one compound according to any of claims 1 to 14 with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 3TC (Lamivudine), AZT
(Zidovudine), (-)-FTC, ddI (Didanosine), ddC (zalcitabine), abacavir (ABC), tenofovir (PMPA), D-(Reverset), D4T (Stavudine), Racivir, L-FddC, L-D4FC, NVP (Nevirapine), DLV
(Delavirdine), EFV (Efavirenz), SQVM (Saquinavir mesylate), RTV (Ritonavir), IDV
(Indinavir), SQV (Saquinavir), NFV (Nelfinavir), APV (Amprenavir), LPV
(Lopinavir), T20, fuseon and mixtures thereof.
34. Use of a compound according to any of claims 1 to 14 in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of an infection having as its causative agent a virus.
35. Use according to claim 34 wherein said virus is selected from the group consisting of human immunodeficiency viruses 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2), human T-cell leukemia viruses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human papilloma virus (HPV), adenovirus, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), varicella zoster virus (VZV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8, also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated virus) and flaviviruses, including Yellow Fever virus, Dengue virus, Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile viruses.
36. A method of chemically synthesizing a compound according to the chemical structure:

where R10 is H or a C1-C4 alkyl group;
Ac is a benzoyl or acetyl group group; and BL is a trialkylsilyl blocking group;
comprising reacting a compound according to the structure:
with tetracetate lead or lead benzoate in the presence of solvent and an amine base.
37. The method according to claim 36 wherein BL is a tert-butyldimethylsilyl group, Ac is a benzoyl group, and R10 is a methyl group and lead benzoate is used in the presence of toluene and diisopropylethylamine.
38. A method of synthesizing a compound according to the chemical structure:

comprising reacting a compound according to the structure:
where R10 is H or a C1-C4 alkyl group;
Ac is an acetyl or benzoyl group; and BL is a trialkylsilyl blocking group;
with AlkylAl(C1)-C=CSiMe3 where alkyl is a C1-C3 alkyl group in solvent.
39. The method according to claim 38 wherein R10 is a methyl group, Ac is a benzoyl group and BL is a tert.-butyldimethyl group.
40. A method of producing a compound according to the chemical structure where R10 is H or a C1-C4 alkyl group, comprising selectively deblocking the silicone blocking groups in a compound according to the chemical structure:

to produce a compound according to the chemical structure:
41. A method of producing a compound according to the chemical structure:
where R10 is H or a C1-C4 alkyl group comprising reacting a compound according to the chemical structure:
with methane sulfonyl chloride or toluenesulfonyl chloride to produce intermediate M:
Intermediate M
where MeTo is a methyl group or a toluene group; and subjecting intermediate M to DBN in acetonitrile followed by removal of the Ac group to produce the compound
42. The method according to claim 41 wherein R10 is methyl and MeTo is a methyl group.
43. A method of synthesizing a compound according to the chemical structure:
where R10 is H or a C1-C4 alkyl group, Ac is a benzoyl or acetyl group and BL
is a trialkysilyl blocking group, comprising reacting a compound according to the chemical structure:

with silver benzoate or silver acetate in the presence of iodine in solvent to produce Intermediate IAc and then reacting said intermediate Iac with silver benzoate or silver acetate in a solvent at elevated temperature to produce
44. The method according to claim 43 wherein Ac is a benzoate group, R10 is methyl and BL
is a tert-butyldimethylsilyl group, said solvent is xylene and said elevated temperature is about 150°C.
45. The compound:
where R10 is H or a C1-C4 alkyl group and Ac is an acetyl or benzoyl group.
46. The compound according to claim 45 where R10 is CH3 and Ac is a benzoyl group.
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